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Meanings of war of tug in inglés

ruso
перетягивание каната
portugués
jogos da corda
español
tira y afloja
catalán
estirar corda
Wikidata

Sport in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope.

      Related terms
      tira y afloja
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      Examples for "tug of war"
      Examples for "tug of war"
      1
      Meikie and John engage in a tug of war over Tbose's future.
      The South African
      2
      As Sand rattled furiously inside, they played tug of war like children.
      Dreamsnake
      3
      There's a tug of war to keep kiwi in the Taranaki region.
      Radio NZ
      4
      The big boy held fast and a regular tug of war ensued.
      Randy of the River; Or, The Adventures of a Young Deckhand
      5
      But when the oats were attacked, then came the tug of war.
      David Elginbrod
      1
      A tug o' war ensued.
      Radio NZ
      2
      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
      1
      They moight prove as that bit of rope warn't yourn.
      Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots
      1
      Devotees struggled to hold on to the rope pulling the statue's carriage.
      Reuters
      2
      It was bound at the wrist, with the rope pulling it tightly toward the stake.
      Anansi Boys
      3
      A whale swallowed this bait and then tried to escape as he felt the rope pulling him.
      Classic Myths
      4
      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
      5
      Rope Pulling Model One of the things I have trouble thinking about is the initial tension in the rope.
      Wired
      1
      Soon the three pixies were in the midst of an all-out hair- tugging war.
      Maleficent