How to pronounce “tug of war”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.
• (idiomatic) A dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back-and-forth dispute.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

tug-of-war, tug of war, dogs of war, fog of war, to give way, tagore, take cover, state of war, tuck away, stegosaur