01 adj. characterized by direct opposition; as, a head-on confrontation.
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1.
characterized by direct opposition; as, a head-on confrontation.
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2.
Without evasion or compromise; as, his usual head-on fashion; to meet a problem head-on.
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3.
Meeting front to front; used mostly of collisions between vehicles; as, a head-on automobile collision.
Syn.
head-to-head. — Syn. -- downright, flat-footed, forthright, foursquare, straightforward. — Syn. -- frontal.