# headline

Pronunciation: say "HED-lyn" /ˈhɛd.laɪn/

## Noun

1. The heading or title placed at the top of a newspaper or magazine article.
   - Simple: The big title printed above a news story to tell you what it is about.
   - _Editors argued for an hour over the wording of the front-page headline._
   - _A misleading headline can shape how readers understand a story before they read a word._
2. The top-billed performer or act at an event, listed most prominently and expected to draw the audience.
   - Simple: The main act that draws the biggest crowd at a show or event.
   - _Organizers booked a chart-topping band as the headline for Saturday night._
   - _The evening's headline took the stage well after midnight._
5. The rope along the upper edge of a fishing net, to which floats are usually fastened to hold the opening wide.
   - Simple: A rope running along the top edge of a fishing net.
   - _The crew rigged extra floats along the headline to lift the net's mouth._
   - _A torn headline let half the catch slip free before they hauled it aboard._

## Verb

3. To perform as the main attraction at an event, or to give someone or something top billing.
   - Simple: To be the main act at a show, or to make someone the main act.
   - _The comedian headlined the charity gala last spring._
   - _Local bands rarely headline at the city's biggest arena._
4. To give a title or heading to a page or section of a text.
   - Simple: To add a title to the top of a page or part of a text.
   - _The designer headlined the report's opening page with the project name._
   - _Good manuals headline each part clearly so readers can scan quickly._

## Noun

6. The line at the top of a page that carries the page number, or folio, of that page. *(dated)*
   - Simple: The line at the top of a printed page that shows the page number.
   - _The compositor set the headline in small capitals above the text block._
   - _Each headline showed the folio so the binder could order the sheets correctly._

## Origin

Formed from the words "head" and "line".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/headline (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).