| Main Entry: | photo finish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very close finish |
Synonyms: |
blanket finish, close finish, dead heat, even money, neck-and-neck race |
| Main Entry: | close call |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | narrow escape |
Synonyms: |
cliffhanger, close shave, close shave, close squeeze, close thing, hairbreadth escape, heart stopper, heart stopper, narrow escape, narrow squeak, near go, near miss, near squeak, near thing, photofinish, squeaker, squeaker, tight squeeze, white-knuckler |
| Main Entry: | draw |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tie in competition |
Synonyms: |
dead end, dead heat, deadlock, even steven, photo finish, stalemate, standoff, tie |
| Main Entry: | tie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deadlock |
Synonyms: |
dead heat, draw, drawn battle, equivalence, even game, level, photo finish, push, stalemate, standoff |
Antonyms: |
loss, win |
| Main Entry: | dead heat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tie in a contest |
Synonyms: |
Mexican standoff, blanket finish, draw, even money, neck-and-neck race, photo finish, six of one and half a dozen of the other, standoff, tie, tie game, wash, without a difference |