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TUG-OF-WAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tug-of-war" is a kind of...):
athletic competition; athletic contest; athletics (a contest between athletes)
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