head up
Be in charge
Head up means to lead or be in charge of something: She heads up the marketing department, Who's heading up the investigation?
The phrase emphasizes active leadership rather than mere title-holding.
Separately, heads up (often hyphenated as a noun or adjective) is an alert or warning: Just a heads up—the boss is in a bad mood.
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- directUndeviating or to guide
- manageDirect or handle successfully
- overseeManage and direct
- superviseDirect and watch others
command · captain · helm · chair · coordinate · steer · conduct · spearhead
Begin leading a situation
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- launchSet into motion
- spearheadLead an effort
inaugurate · kick off · start · begin · undertake · initiate · instigate · set in motion
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
supervise · command · captain · helm · chair · coordinate · steer · conduct · spearhead · orchestrate
take charge
Begin leading a situation
spearhead · inaugurate · kick off · start · begin · undertake · initiate · instigate · set in motion · get going
alert
Warning or watchfulness
aware · observant · warning · caution · notice · lookout · on guard · pay attention · eyes open · stay sharp
toward
In the direction of
forward · advance · proceed · onward · approach · travel · move · journey · destination · bound for
- leadership verbslead, command, direct, manage, supervise
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- Posturessupine, upright, slouch, slump, erect
- Skydivingskydiver, freefall, drop zone, tandem jump, exit
- risingrise, arise, ascend, climb, soar
head upfollow
Go behind another
follow orders · take orders · report to · answer to · obey
head upbring up the rear
Be last in procession
trail · tag along · fall in line · go along with · execute
head, up, upon, uproar, update, upgrade, heading, uphold, headed