head up

head up (third-person singular simple present heads up, present participle heading up, simple past and past participle headed up)

1. (transitive) To lead or take the lead in; to direct; to take charge of.

   We want you to head up the effort to organize all the entries.

   • April 19 2002, Scott Tobias, AV Club Fightville

     The gym’s proprietor, “Crazy” Tim Credeur, heads up the Gladiator Academy, which serves as a pipeline for amateur MMA fighters to move up the ranks, though few of them do.

2. (transitive) To close (a cask, barrel, etc.) by fitting a head to it.
3. (nautical) To turn towards the wind

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