head-to-head Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite involving two persons; intimately private
   tete-a-tete.
   
   • a tete-a-tete supper
   • a head-to-head conversation
2. adjective satellite inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition
   nip and tuck; neck and neck.
   
   • as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck
   • the election was a nip and tuck affair
3. adverb even or close in a race or competition or comparison
   nip and tuck; neck and neck.
   
   • the horses ran neck and neck
   • he won nip and tuck

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