nip and tuck
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- plastic surgery hypernym
- nose job hyponym
Related & opposite
- face-lift derivation
Sense 2 adjective
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
Related & opposite
- inconclusive similar to
Sense 3 adverb
even or close in a race or competition or comparison
the horses ran neck and neck
Related & opposite
- nip and tuck derived from
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | face-lift |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | plastic surgery |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nose job |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | inconclusive |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | nip and tuck |