Meaning of head-to-head in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈˌhɛdtəˈhɛd/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   head-to-head

   Definitions

   1. involving two persons

   Examples

   • « intimately private »
   • « a tete-a-tete supper »
   • « a head-to-head conversation »

   Synonyms

   • private
2. 2. inconclusive as to outcome

   Examples

   • « 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 »

   Synonyms

   • inconclusive

3. Adverb

   head-to-head

   Definitions

   1. even or close in a race or competition or comparison

   Examples

   • « the horses ran neck and neck »
   • « he won nip and tuck »

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