nip and tuck

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nip and tuck

The election was a nip and tuck affair.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Extremely close and competitive, with an uncertain outcome: Describes a situation, especially a race or contest, where the participants are so close that the winner is difficult to predict until the very end.

  2. Adverb:

    • In a very close and even manner: Describes the way in which two or more competitors are performing, being nearly equal and side-by-side.

  3. Noun:

    • A cosmetic surgical procedure to reduce signs of facial aging: A specific type of operation where facial skin is tightened, commonly known as a facelift. (Note: This is a distinct, idiomatic usage.)
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The basketball game was nip and tuck until the final buzzer.
    • It was a nip and tuck race for the championship.

  • Adverb:

    • The two cyclists raced nip and tuck for the last ten miles.
    • The candidates are running nip and tuck in the latest polls.

  • Noun:

    • She considered getting a nip and tuck to look younger.
    • The celebrity's youthful appearance was rumored to be the result of a nip and tuck.
Advanced Usage
  • The adjectival and adverbial forms are often used interchangeably with the phrase "neck and neck."
  • As a noun, it is an informal, slightly euphemistic term for a facelift (rhytidectomy).
Variants and Related Words
  • Neck and neck (adj/adv): A direct synonym for the competitive senses of "nip and tuck."
  • Facelift (n): The more common, formal term for the cosmetic surgery procedure.
  • Photo finish (n): A result in a race so close it must be determined by a photograph, often the outcome of a nip and tuck contest.
Synonyms
  • Adjective/Adverb: Tied, even, close, deadlocked, level.
  • Noun: Rhytidectomy, cosmetic surgery, facelift.
Related Idioms
  • Too close to call: An idiom with a very similar meaning to the adjectival form of "nip and tuck," describing an undecided competition.
  • A close shave: While often about a narrow escape from danger, it can conceptually relate to the "closeness" implied by "nip and tuck."
nip and tuck

The election was a nip and tuck affair.

Adjective
  1. 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
Adverb
  1. even or close in a race or competition or comparison
    • the horses ran neck and neck
    • he won nip and tuck
Noun
  1. 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

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