def METHOD_NAME(url, **kwargs):
    r"""Sends a HEAD request.
    :param url: URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
    :param \*\*kwargs: Optional arguments that ``request`` takes. If
        `allow_redirects` is not provided, it will be set to `False` (as
        opposed to the default :meth:`request` behavior).
    :return: :class:`Response <Response>` object
    :rtype: requests.Response
    """
    kwargs.setdefault('allow_redirects', False)
    return request('head', url, **kwargs)