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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
nip and tuck
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 • Derivationally related forms: face-lift (for: face lifting) • Hypernyms: plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty • Hyponyms: nose job, rhinoplasty
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 • Similar to: inconclusive
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 • Derived from adjective: head-to-head (for: head-to-head), neck and neck (for: neck and neck)
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