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nip and tuck
(encz) | nip and tuck,nerozhodný |
Nip and tuck
(gcide) | Nip \Nip\, n.
1. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the
northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
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2. A pinch with the nails or teeth.
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3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
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4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
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5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. --Latimer.
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6. (Naut.) A short turn in a rope.
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Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest;
as, it was nip and tuck right to the last minute of play.
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nip and tuck
(wn) | nip and tuck
adv 1: even or close in a race or competition or comparison;
"the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck"
[syn: neck and neck, head-to-head, nip and tuck]
adj 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" [syn: neck and neck, {head-to-
head}, nip and tuck]
n 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" [syn: face lift,
facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery,
rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
nip and tuck
(encz) | nip and tuck,nerozhodný |
nip and tuck
(wn) | nip and tuck
adv 1: even or close in a race or competition or comparison;
"the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck"
[syn: neck and neck, head-to-head, nip and tuck]
adj 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" [syn: neck and neck, {head-to-
head}, nip and tuck]
n 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" [syn: face lift,
facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery,
rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck] |
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