Head and Terminate

Head

Head verb - To be at the front of.
Usage example: heading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed

Terminate is an antonym for head.

Terminate

Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

Head is an antonym for terminate.

Common collocations

business head business terminate business
project head project terminate project
family head family terminate family
someone head someone terminate someone
Other words: series, command, mission.

Both words in one sentence

  • In Stephen King's The Stand, Stu Redman tells the soldier who's been sent to terminate him at the Stovington hospital that there's a huge rat behind him, then hits him over the head with a chair.
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