adjective
- Inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition.
- usage: "as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck"; "the election was a nip and tuck affair"
- synonyms: head-to-head, nip and tuck
adverb
- Even or close in a race or competition or comparison.
- usage: "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck"
- synonyms: head-to-head, nip and tuck
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