English writing

Newspaper headlines vocabulary Part 3

Gun down: shoot
POLICE GUN DOWN TERRORISTS.

Hail: welcome; praise
PM HAILS PEACE PLAN

Halt: stop
AUTOMOBILE PLANT TO HALT PRODUCTION

Haul: amount stolen in robbery, or seized by police or customs
MAJOR ARMS HAUL IN CAPITAL

Head for: move towards
ECONOMY HEADING FOR DISASTER, EXPERTS WARN

Hike: rise in costs, prices etc.
INTEREST HIKE WILL HIT REAL ESTATE MARKET

Hit: affect badly
HEAVY RAINS HIT TRANSPORT

Hit out at: attack with words
PM HITS OUT AT CRITICS

Hitch: problem that causes delay
LAST-MINUTE HITCH DELAYS SATELLITE LAUNCH

Hold: arrest; keep under arrest
POLICE HOLD TERROR SUSPECT

Key: important
KEY WITNESS IN THE POACHING CASE VANISHES

Landslide: victory by a large majority in election
LANDSLIDE FOR DEMOCRATS

Lash: criticize violently
OPPOSITION LASHES GOVERNMENT REFORMS

Lead: clue (in police enquiry)
LEAD IN RESORT MURDER CASE

Leak: unofficial publication of secret information
PM FURIOUS OVER TAX PLAN LEAKS

Leap: big increase
LEAP IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Life: imprisonment for life
LIFE FOR SERIAL MURDERER

Loom: threaten to happen
VAT ON FOOD: NEW ROW LOOMS