NIP AND TUCK

Meaning of NIP AND TUCK in English

adjective or adverb Date: 1832 being so close that the lead or advantage shifts rapidly from one opponent to another

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

NIP AND TUCK — |nipən.|tək adjective (or adverb) : so close that the lead or advantage shifts rapidly from one contestant to another : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIP AND TUCK — n. small cosmetic surgery for tightening the wrinkles of the face
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NIP AND TUCK — adj. neck and neck; not decisive as to outcome
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NIP AND TUCK — adjective or adverb Date: 1832 : being so close that the lead or advantage shifts rapidly from one opponent to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NIP AND TUCK — Pronunciation: ˌ nip- ə n(d)- ' t ə k Function: adjective or adverb Date: 1832 : being so close that …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NIP AND TUCK — ■ adverb & adjective neck and neck. ■ noun informal a cosmetic surgical operation.
Concise Oxford English vocab
NIP AND TUCK — [nip and tuck] adj or adv (1832): being so close that the lead or advantage shifts rapidly from one opponent …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NIP AND TUCK — adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective , adverb ( especially NAmE ) = neck and neck : The presidential …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NIP AND TUCK — Synonyms and related words : alike, at par, au pair, commensurate, drawn, equal, equalized, even, even stephen, fifty-fifty, half-and-half, knotted, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NIP AND TUCK — {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Evenly matched; hard fought to the finish. * /The game was nip and tuck until the …
Slang English vocab
NIP AND TUCK — {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Evenly matched; hard fought to the finish. * /The game was nip and tuck until the …
Словарь английских идиом
NIP AND TUCK — evenly matched, hard fought to the finish They were going along nip and tuck but he finally won the race …
English Idioms vocab
NIP AND TUCK — a close race, having just enough to win or finish It was a close race - nip and tuck all …
English Idioms vocabulary
NIP AND TUCK — adj. or adv. , informal Evenly matched; hard fought to the finish. The game was nip and tuck until the …
American Idioms English vocabulary
NIP AND TUCK — амер. 1) плечом к плечу; вровень 2) во весь опор; полным ходом борьба, в которой ни одна из сторон не …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NIP AND TUCK — борьба, в которой ни одна из сторон не имеет перевеса; равновесие сил the race stayed nip and tuck until the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NIP AND TUCK — амер.1) плечом к плечу; вровень 2) во весь опор; полным ходом
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NIP AND TUCK — борьба, в которой ни одна из сторон не имеет перевеса; равновесие сил the race stayed ~ until the last minute …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NIP AND TUCK — борьба, в которой ни одна из сторон не имеет перевеса; равновесие сил the race stayed nip and tuck until the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NIP AND TUCK — борьба с равными шансами, вровень, голова в голову
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
NIP AND TUCK — борьба с равными шансами, вровень, голова в голову
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
NIP AND TUCK — амер. 1) плечом к плечу; вровень 2) во весь опор; полным ходом
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NIP AND TUCK — амер. 1) плечом к плечу; вровень 2) во весь опор; полным ходом
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NIP AND TUCK — _ам. а> плечом к плечу; вровень; б> во весь опор; полным ходом
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
NIP AND TUCK — ам. а. плечом к плечу; вровень; б. во весь опор; полным ходом
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
NIP AND TUCK — 1) амер. плечом к плечу, вровень 2) амер. во весь опор; полным ходом
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
NIP AND TUCK — амер. 1) плечом к плечу; вровень 2) во весь опор; полным ходом борьба, в которой ни одна из сторон не …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TUCK — I. ˈtək verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English tuken, touken, tucken, from Old English tūcian to ill-treat, punish; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIP — I. ˈnip verb ( nipped or archaic nipt ; nipped or archaic nipt ; nipping ; nips ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUCK — (v. t.) To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a …
Английский словарь Webster
TUCK — (v. t.) To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
Английский словарь Webster
TUCK — (v. t.) To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the …
Английский словарь Webster
TUCK — ( v. t. ) To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUCK — ( v. t. ) To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUCK — ( v. t. ) To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUCK — tuck 1 /tuk/ , v.t. 1. to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NIP — nip 1 /nip/ , v. , nipped, nipping , n. v.t. 1. to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUCK — I. ˈtək verb Etymology: Middle English tuken to mistreat, finish (cloth) by stretching and beating, tuck, from Old English tūcian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NIP — I. ˈnip verb ( nipped ; nip·ping ) Etymology: Middle English nippen; akin to Middle Dutch nipen to pinch, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUCK — noun a pull; a lugging. 2. tuck ·noun the beat of a drum. 3. tuck ·vt to full, as cloth. …
Webster English vocab
NIP — noun a short turn in a rope. 2. nip ·noun a biting sarcasm; a taunt. 3. nip ·noun a pinch …
Webster English vocab
TUCK — [tuck] vb [ME tuken to pull up sharply, scold, fr. OE tucian to ill-treat; akin to OHG zuhhen to jerk, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NIP — [nip] vb nipped ; nip.ping [ME nippen; akin to ON hnippa to prod] vt (14c) 1 a: to catch hold …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TUCK — tuck, Tuck BrE AmE tʌk ▷ tucked tʌkt ▷ tucking ˈtʌk ɪŋ ▷ tucks tʌks ▶ ˈ tuck box BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NIP — nip, Nip BrE AmE nɪp ▷ nipped nɪpt ▷ nipping/ly ˈnɪp ɪŋ /li ▷ nips nɪps
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TUCK — / tʌk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn + adv. / prep. ] 1. to push, fold …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NIP — / nɪp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) 1. nip (at sth) to give sb/sth a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUCK — I. tuck 1 /tʌk/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: tuck 'to stretch cloth over hooks, pull' (13-19 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NIP — I. nip 1 /nɪp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle nipped , present participle nipping ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TUCK — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by in, up) a draw, fold, or turn the outer or end …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TUCK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by in, up) a draw, fold, or turn the outer or end …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NIP — v. & n. v. (nipped, nipping) 1 tr. pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply. 2 tr. (often foll. by off) remove …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TUCK — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. (often foll. by in, up) a draw, fold, or turn the outer or end …
Oxford English vocab
NIP — 1. v. & n. --v. (nipped, nipping) 1. tr. pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply. 2 tr. (often foll. by off) …
Oxford English vocab
TUCK — ( tucks, tucking, tucked) 1. If you tuck something somewhere, you put it there so that it is safe, comfortable, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NIP — ( nips, nipping, nipped) 1. If you nip somewhere, usually somewhere nearby, you go there quickly or for a short …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUCK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES it was nip and tuck ▪ We made it to the airport, but it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NIP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB back ▪ With his usual presence of mind he nipped back and picked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NIP — [noun] [C]I gave my thumb quite a nip when the pliers slipped.Nip and tuck is US for neck and neck.See …
Cambridge English vocab
TUCK — v. 25B6; verb he tucked his shirt into his trousers : PUSH, insert, slip; thrust, stuff, stick, cram; informal pop. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NIP — n. 25B6; verb the child nipped her : BITE, nibble, peck; pinch, tweak, squeeze, grip. (Brit. informal) I'm just nipping …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NIP — v. 1 bite, nibble; pinch, snip, clip, cut, snap, tweak, twitch, trim, lop, crop, shear; grip, squeeze The dog nipped …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TUCK — I 1. сущ. 1) складка (на платье) 2) сл. еда, особ. сласти, пирожное 2. гл. 1) делать складки (на платье); …
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