head-to-head

head-to-head (hdt-hd)

adv. & adj.

1. In direct confrontation or conflict at close quarters: The two brothers went at it head-to-head. It was a head-to-head contest all the way.

2. Arranged in a line with the heads adjacent to each other: The bunk beds were set up head-to-head.

3. Running close together in the same direction; neck and neck: The horses ran mostly head-to-head.

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head-to-head Informal

adj

in direct competition

n

a competition involving two people, teams, etc.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	head-to-head - involving two persons; intimately private; "a tete-a-tete supper"; "a head-to-head conversation" tete-a-tete private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
	2.	head-to-head - 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" neck and neck, nip and tuck inconclusive - not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote"
Adv.	1.	head-to-head - even or close in a race or competition or comparison; "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck" neck and neck, nip and tuck

Translations

head-to-head [ˌhedtəˈhed]

A. N → mano a mano m inv

B. ADJ → mano a mano inv

C. ADV → mano a mano
to go head to head against or with → enfrentarse mano a mano con