Usage of "tug o' war"

A sport in which two teams must pull a rope in opposite directions.

Synonyms

Examples for "rope pulling"

Devotees struggled to hold on to the rope pulling the statue's carriage. 
 Reuters 

It was bound at the wrist, with the rope pulling it tightly toward the stake. 
 Anansi Boys 

A whale swallowed this bait and then tried to escape as he felt the rope pulling him. 
 Classic Myths 

Now her imagination was going to be taunting her with that fantasy of a rope pulling her to the top. 
 Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river 

Rope Pulling Model One of the things I have trouble thinking about is the initial tension in the rope. 
 Wired 

They moight prove as that bit of rope warn't yourn. 
 Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots 

Meikie and John engage in a tug of war over Tbose's future. 
 The South African 

As Sand rattled furiously inside, they played tug of war like children. 
 Dreamsnake 

There's a tug of war to keep kiwi in the Taranaki region. 
 Radio NZ 

The big boy held fast and a regular tug of war ensued. 
 Randy of the River; Or, The Adventures of a Young Deckhand 

But when the oats were attacked, then came the tug of war. 
 David Elginbrod 

Soon the three pixies were in the midst of an all-out hair- tugging war. 
 Maleficent 

Usage of tug o' war in English

A tug o' war ensued. 
 Radio NZ 

I just have to get out or... it's like I'm the middleman in a tug o' war and I'm being split in half. 
 The Outsiders 

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Meanings of tug o' war in English