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neck and neck

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. neck and neck, head-to-head, nip and tuckadverb

    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"

  2. neck and neck, head-to-head, nip and tuckadverb

    even or close in a race or competition or comparison

    "the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck"

Wiktionary

  1. neck and neckadjective

    Very close in progress, as in a race or contest.

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  1. neck and neck

    "Neck and neck" is an idiomatic phrase used to describe a situation where competitors are virtually even, especially in races, competitions or situations where the outcome is uncertain and could easily be determined by the slightest advantage of one over the other. It typically implies a very close or tight competition.

Wikidata

  1. Neck and Neck

    Neck and Neck is a collaborative album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on October 9, 1990 by Columbia Records. "Poor Boy Blues" was released as a single, and in 1991 won a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. That same year, "So Soft Your Goodbye" won a Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. Atkins originally recorded "Yakety Axe", a parody of Boots' Randolph's "Yakety Sax", on his 1965 album More of That Guitar Country. This new recording features lyrics and a new arrangement that were composed by Merle Travis. Atkins also previously recorded "I'll See You in My Dreams" on an album with Merle Travis.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of neck and neck in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of neck and neck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of neck and neck in a Sentence

  1. Richard Branson:

    I think we’re both neck and neck as to who will put people into space first. Ultimately we have to do it safely. It’s more a race with ourselves to make sure we have the craft that are safe to put people up there.

  2. Ben Ainslie:

    That was one for the fans, a pretty awesome race. It was great to take part in ... lots of lead changes, neck and neck all the way to the line. Full credit to the Luna Rossa guys for pushing hard, we had a few issues ... we were missing one of the key settings for the power of the boat. The guys did an awesome job getting us round the track in one piece and getting the win.

  3. Tim Malloy:

    Sen. Bernie Sanders and Secretary Hillary Clinton are neck and neck. But while Bernie has the trust, Hillary has the experience. Two different measurements of two dissimilar candidates.

  4. Matt Mackowiak:

    While you have a lot of concentrated spending in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston metro area because of competitive congressional and state House campaigns, there is a great opportunity for the Biden campaign to invest in the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, El Paso, if you are looking at a neck-and-neck presidential race [in the state] that is going to be won perhaps at the margin you need a presidential campaign to spend in those [areas].

  5. Will Dunn:

    For local sales, it’s really been neck and neck, but for shipping orders, we’ve got a lot red states calling in for the Trump soda. He's winning the call-ins.


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