hɛd.tu.hɛd hɛd.tu.hɛd even or close in a race or competition or comparison the horses ran neck and neck he won nip and tuck 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 involving two persons; intimately private a tete-a-tete supper a head-to-head conversation