1. (

• heading ,
• header ,
• head

) a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" ;

2. (

• header ,
• lintel

) horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window ;

3. (

• header ,
• coping ,
• cope

) brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall ;

4. (

• header ,

) 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 ;

5. (

• header

) a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon ;

6. (

• header

) (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head ;

7. (

• header ,

) a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery" ;