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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:

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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