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headhunt

verb

Meaning

  1. To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies
  2. To actively recruit executive personnel
  3. To pitch at a batter's head.
  4. To use one's hockey stick to strike an opponent's head.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

behead(English)head(English)decapitate(English)dehead(English)lose their head(English)lose his head(English)lose her head(English)lose one's head(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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