NIP AND TUCK

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : cosmetic surgery , face lift , face lifting , facelift , lift , rhytidectomy , rhytidoplasty

• (adverb) even or close in a race or competition or comparison

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

  synonyms : head-to-head , neck and neck

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : head-to-head , neck and neck

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