head over heels

1. 1.

   in disorderly haste

   “we ran head over heels toward the shelter”

   Synonymsheels over headtopsy-turvytopsy-turvilyin great confusion

Questions about head over heels

What does head over heels mean?

head over heels means "in disorderly haste".

What is another word for head over heels?

Close synonyms include heels over head, topsy-turvy, topsy-turvily, in great confusion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.