1. involving two persons; intimately private - a tete-a-tete supper - a head-to-head conversation • Syn: tete-a-tete • Similar to: private • Derivationally related forms: tete-a-tete (for: tete-a-tete) 2. 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, nip and tuck • Similar to: inconclusive