tug of war

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tuhg uhv, ov wawr]
- /tʌg ʌv, ɒv wɔr/
- /tʌɡ əv wɔː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhg uhv, ov wawr]
- /tʌg ʌv, ɒv wɔr/

Definitions of tug of war words

noun tug of war an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other over a line. 1
noun tug of war a hard-fought, critical struggle for supremacy. 1

See all 2 definitions of tug of war

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Origin of tug of war

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

1670-80 for def 2; 1875-80 for def 1

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Parts of speech for Tug of war

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tug of war

tug of war popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tug of war usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tug of war

noun tug of war

factionalism — of a faction or factions.

Just one Synonym for tug of war