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Princeton's WordNet

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

    involving two persons; intimately private

    "a tete-a-tete supper"; "a head-to-head conversation"

  2. neck and neck, head-to-head, nip and tuckadverb

    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"

  3. neck and neck, head-to-head, nip and tuckadverb

    even or close in a race or competition or comparison

    "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck"

Wiktionary

  1. head-to-headadverb

    one-to-one, directly.

  2. head-to-headadjective

    one-to-one, direct.

ChatGPT

  1. head-to-head

    Head-to-head typically refers to a direct competition or confrontation between two parties. It is often used in sports or any other form of competition to describe situations where two individuals or teams are competing directly against each other. In a broader sense, it can also refer to any direct confrontation or contest.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of head-to-head in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of head-to-head in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of head-to-head in a Sentence

  1. Ian Fogg:

    Pixel is a bold move, google is aiming to go straight head to head with Apple and Samsung. And, in fact, companies it partners with too.

  2. David Levine:

    Although virtual urgent care and in-person urgent care have not been compared head-to-head, virtual urgent care has its downsides – indirect physical exam, difficult access to testing, and unclear follow-up, while the quality of care is not perfect anywhere, a patient’s primary care doctor should be a person’s first point of contact.

  3. John Kasich:

    If it isn't head to head, we'll win anyway. We're going to do well in Ohio. Don't worry about it. We're going to do fine.

  4. Ellen Zimiles:

    It's important that compliance people serve an independent role and can go head-to-head with a business person.

  5. Webb Simpson:

    It would be fun to see them duel it out in a tournament here coming up, head-to-head on Sunday.


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