Thesaurus:heads up

Thesaurus

heads up

English

Interjection

Sense: informal warning, caution, or call for attention

Synonyms

• avast    [⇒ thesaurus]! (nautical)
• beware!
• blackfriars! (UK, thieves' cant)
• cave! (UK, slang)
• cheese it! (idiomatic, slang)
• heads up! (idiomatic)
• hey up!
• hist!
• look lively!
• look out!
• look sharp!
• mind out!
• namous! (UK, thieves' cant)
• take care!
• ware!
• watch it!
• watch out!

Hyponyms

• en garde! (fencing)
• fire in the hole!
• fore! (golf)
• gardyloo! (Scotland, obsolete)
• man on! (soccer, basketball)
• timber! (logging)

Hypernyms

• hey    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:pay attention (to take notice)
• Thesaurus:attention
• Thesaurus:caution

Further reading

• “457. attention” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “668. warning” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.