tug of war
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The meaning (definition) of the word tug of war
a contest where two teams pull opposite ends of a rope
The word tug of war used in a sentence
“Both teams pulled hard in the fun tug of war.”
Words that mean the same as tug of war (synonyms)
pulling game
The plural of the word tug of war
tug of wars
How the word tug of war is said around the world
| French | lutte acharnée (lewt ahshahrnay) |
| Spanish | tira y afloja (teerah ee ahflohkhah) |
| Mandarin | 拔河 (bá hé) |
| Hindi | रस्साकशी (ruhssahkshee) |
| Arabic | شد الحبل (shahd ahlhahbl) |
| Russian | перетягивание каната (peretiagivanie kanata) |
| Portuguese (EU) | cabo de guerra (kahbuu di geruh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | cabo de guerra (kahbuu jew gekha) |
| Japanese | 綱引き (tsunahiki ki) |
| German | Tauziehen (towtseeuhn) |
| Urdu | جنگ کی کشمکش (gyung kee kahshmahkahsh) |
| Punjabi | ਰੱਸਾਕਸ਼ੀ (ruhssahkuhshee) |
| Korean | 줄다리기 (juldarigi) |
| Hebrew | מְשִׁיכַת חֶבֶל (msheekhaht khayvayl) |
| Greek | διελκυστίνδα (dielkustinda) |
| Dutch | touwtrekken (tuuutrekuhn) |
| Tagalog | hila ng digmaan (heelah engay deegmahn) |
| Vietnamese | kéo co (keurw kaw) |
| Turkish | halat çekme (hahlaht chekme) |
| Persian | طناب کشی (tahnahb kayshee) |
| Polish | przeciąganie liny (pshechawnggahnye leeni) |
| Ukrainian | перетягування каната (peretyahuvannya kanata) |
| Bengali | দড়ি টানাটানি (dawr tahnahtahnee) |
| Swedish | dragkamp (drahgkahmp) |
| Italian | tiro alla fune (teeroh ahllah foonay) |
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