(UK, journalism) Explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text.
(UK, journalism) Explanatory text under the main heading of a news article, smaller than the heading but still larger than the main text.
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(transitive, intransitive, chiefly, Scotland) To comprehend; understand.
A large, prominent headline or article.
Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it.
(UK, journalism) An event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.
(informal) Someone who is in the first year, or round, of something.