tug-of-war

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Noun tug-of-war has 2 senses

tug-of-war - any hard struggle between equally matched groups
--₁ is a kind of conflict, struggle, battle
tug-of-war - a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses
--₂ is a kind of athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics

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