cabezada

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cabezada

feminine noun

1. (de sueño)

2. headbutt (golpe)

cabezada [cah-bay-thah’-dah]

noun

1. Headshake, stroke or butt given with the head, or received upon it. (f)

2. Halter collar. (f)

3. Headstall of a bridle. (f)

4. Pitching of a ship. (f)

5. Among bookbinders, headband of a book. (f)

6. Instep of a boot. (f)

7. The part of a piece of ground more elevated than the rest. (f)

8. Nod, of one asleep with the head unsupported. (f)

Dar cabezada -> to nod, to fall asleep
Darse de cabezadas -> to screw one’s wits in the investigation of a thing without success

cabezada

1 (cabezazo) head butt; butt; (porrazo) blow on the head

darse de cabezadas to rack one's brains

2 (cabeceo) shake of the head; nod

dar cabezadas to nod (sleepily); doze; dar o echar una cabezada have a nap

3 (Náutica) pitch; pitching

dar cabezadas to pitch

4 (parte de arreos) head stall; [de bota] instep; [de zapato] vamp

5 (And) (S. Cone) saddle tree

6 (Caribe) (S. Cone) [de río] headwaters

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