head-to-head meaning and definition

HEAD-TO-HEAD adjective

Definition of head-to-head (adjective)

1. involving two persons; intimately private
   • "a tete-a-tete supper"; "a head-to-head conversation"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: neck and neck, nip and tuck

HEAD-TO-HEAD adverb

Definition of head-to-head (adverb)

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