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HEAD-TO-HEAD
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition
Example:
the election was a nip and tuck affair
Synonyms:
head-to-head; neck and neck; nip and tuck
Classified under:
Similar:
inconclusive (not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Involving two persons; intimately private
Example:
a head-to-head conversation
Synonyms:
head-to-head; tete-a-tete
Classified under:
Similar:
private (confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Even or close in a race or competition or comparison
Example:
he won nip and tuck
Synonyms:
head-to-head; neck and neck; nip and tuck
Classified under:
Pertainym:
head-to-head (inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition)
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