head-to-head

Definition of Head-to-head in English :

1. head-to-head, tete-a-tete

involving two persons; intimately private

Example Sentences:
'a tete-a-tete supper'
'a head-to-head conversation'

inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition

Example Sentences:
'as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck'
'the election was a nip and tuck affair'

even or close in a race or competition or comparison

Example Sentences:
'the horses ran neck and neck'
'he won nip and tuck'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Head-to-head

adjective

1.

in direct competition

noun

2.

a competition involving two people, teams, etc

adjective, adverb

US

in direct confrontation

adv.

1. In direct confrontation or conflict at close quarters: The two brothers went at it head-to-head.

2. Arranged in a line with the heads adjacent to each other: The bunk beds were set up head-to-head.

3. Running close together in the same direction; neck and neck: The horses ran head-to-head.