"head to head" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} head to head (not comparable)
  1. In a very close one-on-one situation. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-head_to_head-en-adv-2POye7-P
  2. (figurative, of skill, product features, etc.) In the same level as someone else. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable, usually Synonyms: toe to toe
    Sense id: en-head_to_head-en-adv-rYAazvdS Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 55 22 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 31 52 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 64 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 64 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 69 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 56 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 56 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Maltese translations: 22 55 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 22 56 22
  3. Against, in direct opposition. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: toe to toe
    Sense id: en-head_to_head-en-adv-Sg8kbR4d Categories (other): English terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: head-to-head, hand-to-hand, neck and neck, tête-à-tête Translations (one-in-one): lähekkäin (Finnish), lähetysten (Finnish), Kopf an Kopf (German), ras imb’ras (Maltese), harapan (Tagalog)
Disambiguation of 'one-in-one': 0 0 0
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