tug-of-war

El Vikivortaro

angla[redakti]

Substantivo[redakti]

 tug- + of- + war ( en , SB )

Angla substantivo
English noun
SingularoPluralo
tug-of-wartugs-of-war

Signifoj
[redakti]

  1. ((sporto), (ludado)) ŝnur-tirado; ŝnurtira lukto
  2. ((figursenca)) (iaspeca) lukto, interbatado
Samsencaĵoj
  1. pulling on rope; 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
  2. a dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back and forth dispute
Vidu ankaŭ
dig in one's heels
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