adj, adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Direct, one-to-one.

   "For years, Southwest sought to avoid head-to-head competition with big, traditional airlines."

Adjective

1. 1
   inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition wordnet
2. 2
   involving two persons; intimately private wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   Facing one another. not-comparable
2. 2
   Directly, one-to-one. not-comparable

Adverb

1. 1
   even or close in a race or competition or comparison wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

neck and neckneck and necknip and tucknip and tucktete-a-tetetête-à-tête

Example

More examples

"The brave soldiers went head-to-head with the enemy to regain their city."

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