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1. an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other over a line.2. a hard-fought, critical struggle for supremacy.[1670-80 for def. 2; 1875-80 for def. 1]
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tug-of-war — tugs of war also tug of war 1) N VAR 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. The sailors won at tug of war. ...the European Tug of War Championships. 2) N VAR … English dictionary
