Noun: tug-of-war (tugs-of-war) ,túg-uv'wor
- A contest in which teams pull on opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses
"The annual company picnic always features a tug-of-war between departments"
- Any hard struggle between equally matched groups
"The negotiations turned into a tug-of-war between management and the union"
Derived forms: tugs-of-war
Type of: athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics, battle, conflict, struggle
Encyclopedia: Tug-of-war