"tug-of-war" meaning in All languages combined

See tug-of-war on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tugs-of-war [plural], tug-of-wars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|tugs-of-war|tug-of-wars}} tug-of-war (plural tugs-of-war or tug-of-wars)
  1. Alternative spelling of tug of war Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tug of war
    Sense id: en-tug-of-war-en-noun-tlpQ98gs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for tug-of-war meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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