Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

head for the hills

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: head- -for the hills
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To travel to a higher elevation, especially to a rural region on vacation.

verb

To go to a safe place; to seek refuge; to flee.

Example Sentences

"Modern campers look for comfort first when they head for the hills."
"Goldman Sachs warned that we are ‘only at the start of a steep downturn’ and advised investors to head for the hills."
"Corbett has an interesting insight into the reactions of his colleagues from diverse backgrounds: "The ex-British Rail people responded much better than those from the private sector. In terms of helping, the private sector people headed for the hills, while the railway people, like Chris Leah [the operations director] and Dick Fearn [the Midlands Zone director] moved towards the gunfire. The non-railway people on the whole didn't.""

Inflected Forms

heads for the hills (present, singular) heading for the hills (participle, present) headed for the hills (participle, past) headed for the hills (past)

Synonyms

scat run scarper turn tail lam run away hightail it bunk take to the woods escape fly the coop break away

Questions

What does head for the hills mean?: To travel to a higher elevation, especially to a rural region on vacation.

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