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- DictionaryTug of war/təɡ əv/
noun
- 1. a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope until one drags the other over a central line.
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tug of war. noun [ C usually singular ] uk / ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔː r/ us / ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔːr /. Add to word list. a type of sport in which two teams show their strength by pulling against each other at the opposite ends of a rope, and each team tries to pull the other over a line on the ground.
Tug of war definition: an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other over a line.. See examples of TUG OF WAR used in a sentence.
Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull.
a competition in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, each trying to pull the other team over a line between them, or fig. a fight between two people or groups. (Definition of tug of war from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of tug of war. tug of war.
A tug-of-war is a sports event in which two teams test their strength by pulling against each other on opposite ends of a rope.
Tug-of-war is a game or contest in which two teams pull hard on the opposite ends of a long rope. Any struggle that feels like this can also be called a tug-of-war.
