what does nip and tuck mean?
NIP AND TUCK as NOUN
- Meaning
- 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
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- some actresses have more than one face lift
Hypernyms(s) nip and tuck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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NIP AND TUCK as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- inconclusive as to outcome
- close or just even in a race or comparison or competition
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Usage Example(s)
- as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck
- the election was a nip and tuck affair
Similar To
NIP AND TUCK as ADVERB
- Meaning
- even or close in a race or competition or comparison
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- the horses ran neck and neck
- he won nip and tuck
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