Found 2 items, similar to nip and tuck.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nip and tuck
nip and tuck
adj : 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” [syn:
neck and neck,
head-to-head]
n : plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging
from your face; an incision is made near the hair line
and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised;
“some actresses have more than one face lift” [syn:
face lift
,
facelift,
lift,
face lifting,
cosmetic surgery
,
rhytidectomy,
rhytidoplasty]
adv : even or close in a race or competition or comparison;
“the
horses ran neck and neck”;
“he won nip and tuck” [syn:
neck and neck,
head-to-head]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nip and tuck
Nip
\Nip\, n.
1. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the
northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
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2. A pinch with the nails or teeth.
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3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
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4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
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5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. --Latimer.
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6. (Naut.) A short turn in a rope.
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Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest;
as, it was nip and tuck right to the last minute of play.
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