nip and tuck : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nip and tuck	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for nip and tuck
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nip and tuck adv even or close in a race or competition or comparison; "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck" Synonym(s): neck and neck, head-to-head, nip and tuck 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" Synonym(s): neck and neck, head-to- head, nip and tuck n 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" Synonym(s): face lift, facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nip \Nip\, n. 1. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice. 2. A pinch with the nails or teeth. 3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end. 4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost. 5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. --Latimer. 6. (Naut.) A short turn in a rope. {Nip and tuck}, a phrase signifying equality in a contest. [Low, U.S.]