Definitions for tug of war
tug of war

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1. tug of warnoun

   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

2. tug of warnoun

   a dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute.

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1. Tug of war

   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.

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1. Tug of war

   Tug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength.

How to pronounce tug of war?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tug of war in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tug of war in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tug of war in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of tug of war in a Sentence

1. Andre Bakhos:

   The market is showing a little fatigue ... and the question is what's the next theme that's going to push markets higher, it's going to be a tug of war on economic data and the court of investor opinion as to what exactly the Fed does.

2. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

   The magnitude of Turkey’s social earthquake is much greater than that of the tectonic one, there is a tug of war between the government and the opposition, and it seems that the winner is going to be unknown until the very end of the elections.

3. Shi Donghui:

   It's essentially a tug of war around industry supply chains and core technologies.

4. Pete Buttigieg:

   The conversation in Washington has always been about the next fight, the next hill, the next bill -- so much so that I think some folks seeing the tug of war over' Build Back Better' kind of lost track of the fact that the infrastructure law passed, it is important for them to know that that this bridge over the rail yard in Chattanooga that we just announced is coming to you because the President's vision and ability to work with Congress, both sides of the aisle, to get funding for this.

5. Anna Eshoo:

   I think that my constituent all along had a tug of war going on inside of her, understanding what privacy brought to her, but also the risks of moving over into the public square.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tug_of_War
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tug_of_War
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tug of war