verb
Meaning 1
To kill, especially by beheading.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Phrase guide
hand someone their head
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verb
Meaning 2
To destroy; to defeat utterly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, idiomatic
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History
Etymology
Possibly an allusion to the story of Salome demanding the head of John the Baptist in a charger.