fall or rush headlong

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• headlong — [[t]he̱dlɒŋ, AM lɔːŋ[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v If you move headlong in a particular direction, you move there very quickly. He ran headlong for the open door. ADJ: ADJ n Headlong is also an adjective. The army was in headlong flight. 2) ADV: ADV… …   English dictionary

• headlong — head|long1 [ hed,lɔŋ ] adverb MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) with your head in such a position that it hits something before the rest of your body: He was hurled headlong down the stairs. 2. ) very quickly and without looking where you are going: He ran… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• headlong — I UK [ˈhedˌlɒŋ] / US [ˈhedˌlɔŋ] adverb mainly literary 1) with your head in such a position that it hits something before the rest of your body He was hurled headlong down the stairs. 2) very quickly and without looking where you are going He ran …   English dictionary

• headlong — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Headlong is used with these nouns: ↑dive, ↑flight, ↑plunge, ↑retreat, ↑rush {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adv. Headlong is used with these verbs: ↑charge, ↑dive, ↑fall, ↑pitch, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• pre|cip´i|ta´tor — pre|cip|i|tate «verb. prih SIHP uh tayt; adjective, noun. prih SIHP uh tayt, tiht», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to hasten the beginning of; bring about suddenly: »to precipitate a war, to precipitate an argument; ... the… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|cip´i|tate´ness — pre|cip|i|tate «verb. prih SIHP uh tayt; adjective, noun. prih SIHP uh tayt, tiht», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to hasten the beginning of; bring about suddenly: »to precipitate a war, to precipitate an argument; ... the… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|cip´i|tate´ly — pre|cip|i|tate «verb. prih SIHP uh tayt; adjective, noun. prih SIHP uh tayt, tiht», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to hasten the beginning of; bring about suddenly: »to precipitate a war, to precipitate an argument; ... the… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|cip|i|tate — «verb. prih SIHP uh tayt; adjective, noun. prih SIHP uh tayt, tiht», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to hasten the beginning of; bring about suddenly: »to precipitate a war, to precipitate an argument; ... the depression of the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Eusebia (empress) — Eusebia (†360, full name Flavia Aurelia Eusebia, sometimes known as Aurelia Eusebia) was the second wife of Emperor Constantius II. Main sources for the knowledge about her life are Julian s panegyric Speech of Thanks to the Empress Eusebia in… …   Wikipedia

• ruin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ruine, from Anglo French, from Latin ruina, from ruere to rush headlong, fall, collapse Date: 12th century 1. a. archaic a falling down ; collapse < from age to age…the crash of ruin fitfully resounds William… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• precipitation — [prē sip΄ə tā′shən, prisip΄ə tā′shən] n. [MFr précipitation < L praecipitatio] 1. a precipitating or being precipitated; specif., a headlong fall or rush 2. precipitancy; rash haste; impetuosity 3. a bringing on suddenly; acceleration 4. Chem …   English World dictionary