Definitions

nip and tuck

ADJECTIVE

very close and evenly contested

Synonyms

WEAK

abreast deadlocked drawn head-to-head level neck-and-neck parallel tied too close to call

ADVERB

very close and evenly contested

Synonyms

WEAK

abreast deadlocked drawn head-to-head level neck-and-neck parallel tied too close to call

Example Sentences

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That tie was nip and tuck initially but ignited in the seventh leg when Smith checked out a superb 136 to edge ahead on throw.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

Catt Sadler is loud and proud about getting a little nip and tuck.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023

“We’ve been nip and tuck on some things, but we’ve always had the same interest and same goal in mind, and that’s winning,” Millsap said at that time of Snyder.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2021

All of this year’s iPhones had a little nip and tuck along the edges.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2020

But I want to tell you it’s nip and tuck as to who gives the most.

From Children of the Desert by Dodge, Louis

nip and tuck

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