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Common collocations with head in American Collocation

head noun

US /hed/

with little or no hair

bald
balding
shaven

He had a large, bald head and pale, protruding eyes.

injured or in pain

sore
swollen

l have a bit of a sore head because we drank too much last night.

with no hat or scarf

bare

When she drives off her head is still bare, but but seen from behind in the next shot the hat is back.

not attached to a body

decapitated
disembodied
severed

I looked up to see a giant disembodied moose’s head above the fireplace.

move your head

bob
jerk
nod
shake
toss (back)
turn

They nodded their heads and said they agreed with the proposal.

I asked her if she could help but she shook her head and said ‘No’.

Bob just stood there, shaking his head in disbelief.

lower your head

bend
bow
droop
duck
hang
lower

Let us bow our heads and pray.

raise your head or move it to one side

cock
incline
lift
raise
tilt

He cocked his head on one side and looked at me with some curiosity.

hold your head up

hold up

He was so weak that he had a difficult time holding his head up.

move your head so that you can look somewhere

poke
pop
put
stick

He called out to her and poked his head around the bathroom door.

injure your head

bang
bash
bump
hit
knock
smash

Had she fallen down the cellar steps and banged her head or something?

scratch your head

scratch

She scratched her head and looked puzzled.

hurt

ache
explode
hurt
pound
throb

My head still ached and bled with the blow.

hang down

droop
fall
hang
loll

A drunk, with his head lolling, approached us.