- a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, each trying to drag the other across a central line
- any power struggle between two parties
Also tug·-of-war′
tug of war
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tug of war
noun
pl. tugs of war- Games A contest of strength in which two teams tug on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to pull the other across a dividing line.
- A struggle for supremacy: a political tug of war between those in favor of the proposal and those against it.
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Noun
(plural tugs of war)
Noun
(plural tugs-of-war)
- Alternative spelling of tug of war.
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