(cardiology, pathology) The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.

(idiomatic) A compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.

(figuratively, usually with have or with) Used to indicate that a person is distracted or disconnected from the present situation.

Alternative form of halfhearted

Alternative spelling of hardheaded

With the head first or down. / With an unrestrained forward motion. / Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.

Precipitous. / Plunging downwards head foremost. / Rushing forward without restraint. / (figuratively) Reckless, impetuous.

(transitive) To precipitate.

(thermodynamics) An obsolete term for specific heat capacity.

Alternative spelling of headhunter