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tug of war

tug of war


noun 
Definition:
 
1. contest of strength: an athletic contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, the winner being the one who drags the other across a fixed line

2. struggle: a struggle between two evenly matched people, groups, or influences

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