tug-of-war

English - Turkish

Definition of tug-of-war in English Turkish dictionary

çekişme

rekabet

İki adam rekabet kazasından sonra Taiwan'da kollarını koparttılar. - Two men had their arms severed in Taiwan after a tug-of-war accident.

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mücadele

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mücâdele

halat çekme yarışı

şiddetli rekabet

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English - English

Definition of tug-of-war in English English dictionary

alternative spelling of tug of war

A tug-of-war is a sports event in which two teams test their strength by pulling against each other on opposite ends of a rope

You can use tug-of-war to refer to a situation in which two people or groups both want the same thing and are fairly equally matched in their struggle to get it. Chelsea and Aston Villa were involved in a tug of war for Liverpool's Ray Houghton last night

any hard struggle between equally matched groups a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses

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

strength competition between groups or individuals which are pulling from both ends of a rope attempting to bring the adversary to one's side; hard struggle