The title or heading of an article, especially in a newspaper, usually set in large type, A line at the head of a page or passage giving information such as the title, author, and page number, A heading or title of an article, verb_ provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline, publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline, transitive verb_ To mention in a headline, To furnish with a headline (senses 1, 3, or 4), To publicise prominently in an advertisement