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header (n.)

"head-first dive or plunge," 1849, from head (n.); as a type of pass or shot with the head in soccer, by 1906. Earlier it meant "executioner, headsman" (mid-15c.).

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Definitions of header from WordNet

header (n.)
horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window;
Synonyms: lintel
header (n.)
brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall;
Synonyms: coping / cope
header (n.)
a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters;
header (n.)
a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon;
header (n.)
(soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head;
header (n.)
a headlong jump (or fall);
he took a header into the shrubbery
header (n.)
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about;
Synonyms: heading / head
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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