TUG-OF-WAR
Dictionary entry overview: What does tug-of-war mean? • TUG-OF-WAR (noun)
The noun TUG-OF-WAR has 2 senses:
1. any hard struggle between equally matched groups
2. a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses
Familiarity information: TUG-OF-WAR used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TUG-OF-WAR (noun)
Meaning:
Any hard struggle between equally matched groups
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("tug-of-war" is a kind of...):
battle; conflict; struggle (an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals))
Meaning:
A contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("tug-of-war" is a kind of...):
athletic competition; athletic contest; athletics (a contest between athletes)
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