head-to-head

head-to-head

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head-to-head

in direct confrontation

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head-to-head

adverb

In direct confrontation or conflict at close quarters: The two brothers went at it head-to-head.
Arranged in a line with the heads adjacent to each other: The bunk beds were set up head-to-head.
Running close together in the same direction; neck and neck: The horses ran head-to-head.

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head′-to-head′
adverb

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Adjective

(comparative more head-to-head, superlative most head-to-head)

Direct, one-to-one.

Adverb

(not comparable)

Facing one another.
Directly, one-to-one.

Adverb

(not comparable)

In a very close one-on-one situation.

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Unlike some fantasy sports, like baseball, which measure teams against one another, via an overall statistical system, fantasy football participants compete head-to-head each week.
Fighting Video Games:These games usually involve a player's character fighting head-to-head with a computer-controlled character or with another player's character.
Take turns guessing clues in "Head-to-Head" or "Free For All" games, or try the "Showtime" game and play by the rules of Merv Griffin's CROSSWORDS game show.
In other words, you draft your players, much like you do in fantasy football leagues and other fantasy leagues, but you do not play a head-to-head schedule.
Although a season-long rotisserie style is available at most online sites, classic fantasy sports enthusiasts usually prefer to play head-to-head.

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