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head⋅first

[hed-furst]
–adverb
1. with the head in front or bent forward; headforemost: He dived headfirst into the sea.
2. rashly; precipitately.

Origin:
1820–30; head + first
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head·first   (hěd'fûrst')   
adv.  
  1. With the head leading; headlong: went headfirst down the stairs.

  2. Impetuously; brashly.

head'first' adj.
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