heads up meaning: definition, quotations

heads up

intjalso spelled heads-up

Idiomatic Used as an informal warning, caution, or call for attention; pay attention!

1 more example

Heads up, Marines! We got trouble.2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Avery Johnson (David Scully), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: The Ark:

Synonyms: look out!, look sharp!, watch it!, watch out!, avast [⇒ thesaurus]!, beware!, blackfriars!, cave!, cheese it!, heads up!, hey up!, hist!, look alive!, look lively!, mind out!, namous!, take care!, ware!
Related terms: pay attention, attention, caution
Hypernyms: hey
Hyponyms: en garde!, fire in the hole!, fore!, gardyloo!, man on!, timber!

adj

Card games, Poker Containing only two players.

noun

/ˌhɛdzˈʌp/

US, Idiomatic A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen; a holler.

Card games, Poker Involving two players. (usually said when there are only two players in the table; or, when all players except two folded)

There were only two of us, so we started playing heads-up.
There are seven players on the table. Five folded, the remaining two played heads-up until the showdown.

adj

With head directly above the neck, eyes front.

Alert; vigilant

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