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Tug of war

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.

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noun
  1. 1

    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. 2

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

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