'Nip and tuck' definitions:
Definition of 'nip and tuck'
From: WordNet
adverb
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, nip and tuck]
adjective
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, nip and tuck]
noun
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, nip and tuck]
Definition of 'Nip and tuck'
From: GCIDE
- Nip \Nip\, n.
- 1. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A pinch with the nails or teeth. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Naut.) A short turn in a rope. [1913 Webster]
- Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest; as, it was nip and tuck right to the last minute of play. [Low, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nip and tuck'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alike,
- at par,
- au pair,
- commensurate,
- drawn,
- equal,
- equalized,
- even,
- even stephen,
- fifty-fifty,
- half-and-half,
- knotted,
- level,
- like,
- on a footing,
- on a level,
- on a par,
- on even ground,
- par,
- proportionate,
- quits,
- square,
- stalemated,
- tied