head-to-head (adv.)

  1. even or close in a race or competition or comparison; the horses ran neck and neck; he won nip and tuck

    [ Syn: neck and neck , neck and neck , nip and tuck , nip and tuck , neck and neck , neck and neck , nip and tuck , nip and tuck , neck and neck , neck and neck , nip and tuck , nip and tuck , neck and neck , neck and neck , nip and tuck , nip and tuck ]

    head-to-head (adj.)

  1. involving two persons; intimately private; a tete-a-tete supper; a head-to-head conversation

    [ Syn: tete-a-tete ]

  2. inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition; as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck; the election was a nip and tuck affair

    [ Syn: neck and neck , nip and tuck ]

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