HEADING

verb

1. To be in command of. (See also head up.)
2. To come at the beginning of; to commence.
3. To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball

noun

1. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
2. The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.