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Definition of head-to-head adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

head-to-head

adjective
 
/ˌhed tə ˈhed/
 
/ˌhed tə ˈhed/
(also toe-to-toe)
[only before noun]
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  1. in which two people or groups face each other directly in order to decide the result of a competition or an argument
    • a head-to-head battle/clash/contest
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHead-to-head is used with these nouns:
    • competition
    • contest
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