Definition of Tug-of-war
Tug-of-war
Tug·of·war
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(noun)
A game or contest in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope.
e.g. The two teams engaged in a fierce tug-of-war at the summer camp.
(noun)
a struggle between two people who are opposed to or opposing each other in some way, in which each tries to gain control or supremacy;
e.g. They were engaged in a tug-of-war of who would agree to the other's terms later.
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