TUG OF WAR

Meaning of TUG OF WAR in English

see tug-of-war

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

TUG-OF-WAR — noun (plural tugs-of-war) Date: 1677 a struggle for supremacy or control usually involving two antagonists, a contest in which two …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TUG-OF-WAR — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural tugs-of-war ) 1. : a struggle for supremacy a continual tug-of-war between the authorities and the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUG OF WAR — 1. an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUG OF WAR — strength competition between groups or individuals which are pulling from both ends of a rope attempting to bring the adversary …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TUG-OF-WAR — noun ( plural tugs-of-war ) Date: 1677 1. : a struggle for supremacy or control usually involving two antagonists 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUG-OF-WAR — Pronunciation: ˌ t ə g- ə (v)- ' wo ̇ r Function: noun Inflected Form: plural tugs-of-war Date: 1677 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TUG OF WAR — ■ noun a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope until one drags the other …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TUG-OF-WAR — [tug-of-war] n, pl tugs-of-war (1677) 1: a struggle for supremacy or control usu. involving two antagonists 2: a contest in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TUG-OF-WAR — athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other across a …
Britannica English vocabulary
TUG-OF-WAR — tug-of-war BrE AmE ˌtʌɡ əv ˈwɔː -ə- AmE \ -ˈwɔːr
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TUG OF WAR — noun [ sing. , U ] 1. a sporting event in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUG-OF-WAR — ˌtug-of-ˈwar BrE AmE noun [singular] 1 . a test of strength in which two teams pull opposite ends of a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TUG-OF-WAR — also tug of war ( tugs-of-war) 1. A tug-of-war is a sports event in which two teams test their strength …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUG OF WAR — see tug-of-war
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TUG-OF-WAR — also tug of war (tugs-of-war) 1. A ~ is a sports event in which two teams test their strength by …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TUG-OF-WAR — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The children are trapped in an emotional tug-of-war between their parents. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TUG-OF-WAR — Synonyms and related words : action, aerial combat, affray, armored combat, attraction, battle, battle royal, brush, bullfight, clash, clash of …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TUG-OF-WAR — {n.} 1. A game in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull the other …
Slang English vocab
TUG-OF-WAR — Function: noun Synonyms: CONTEST 1, competition, conflict, emulation, rivalry, strife, striving, warfare
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TUG OF WAR — Battle, death-struggle, struggle for life or death.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TUG-OF-WAR — noun Synonyms: contest 1, competition, conflict, emulation, rivalry, strife, striving, warfare
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TUG-OF-WAR — {n.} 1. A game in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull the other …
Словарь английских идиом
TUG-OF-WAR — a contest in which two sides try to defeat each other, a struggle The two countries have been in a …
English Idioms vocab
TUG-OF-WAR — n. 1. A game in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull the other …
American Idioms English vocabulary
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание на канате
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TUG-OF-WAR — Перетягивание каната
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TUG OF WAR — Перетягивание каната
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание на канате
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание каната
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание на канате, решающая схватка, решительная борьба
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание на канате, решающая схватка, решительная борьба
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание каната
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание каната
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание на канате
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание на канате
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание каната; что-л. бесполезное и дурацкое (соперничество и др)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TUG OF WAR — сущ. упорная конкурентная борьба
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
TUG OF WAR — упорная конкурентная борьба
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание каната: "It's a tug of war..." - пел Пол Маккартни в песне "Перетягивание каната" ("Tug of War") из одноименного …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание каната: "It's a tug of war..." - пел Пол Маккартни в песне "Перетягивание каната" ("Tug of War") из одноименного …
English Russian slang dictionary
TUG OF WAR — п. перетягивание каната: "It's a tug of war..." - пел Пол Маккартни в песне "Перетягивание каната" ("Tug of War") из …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
TUG OF WAR — перетягивание на канате
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — I State of conflict, generally armed, between two or more entities. It is characterized by intentional violence on the part …
Английский словарь Британика
WAR — I. ˈwȯ(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, warre, from Old North French werre, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUG — I. ˈtəg verb ( tugged ; tugged ; tugging ; tugs ) Etymology: Middle English tuggen, toggen; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUG — (v. i.) To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against …
Английский словарь Webster
TUG — (v. t.) To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; …
Английский словарь Webster
WAR — war 1 /wawr/ , n. , v. , warred, warring , adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUG — — tugger , n. — tugless , adj. /tug/ , v. , tugged, tugging , n. v.t. 1. to pull …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAR — adj ware; aware. 2. war ·noun forces; army. 3. war ·noun instruments of war. 4. war ·noun the profession of …
Webster English vocab
TUG — noun a trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. 2. tug ·noun an iron hook of a hoisting tub, to …
Webster English vocab
TUG — [tug] vb tugged ; tug.ging [ME tuggen; akin to OE togian to pull--more at tow] vi (14c) 1: to pull …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAR — a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between political units, such as states or nations or between …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAR — war BrE AmE wɔː AmE wɔːr ▷ warred wɔːd AmE wɔːrd ▷ warring ˈwɔːr ɪŋ ▷ wars wɔːz AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAR — / wɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a situation in which two or more countries or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUG — / tʌg; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -gg- ) 1. tug (at / on) sth to pull …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TUG — I. tug 1 /tʌɡ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle tugged , present participle tugging ) 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TUG — v. & n. --v. (tugged, tugging) 1 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pull hard or violently; jerk (tugged it …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAR — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TUG — v. & n. v. (tugged, tugging) 1 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pull hard or violently; jerk (tugged it …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Oxford English vocab
TUG — v. & n. --v. (tugged, tugging) 1. tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pull hard or violently; jerk (tugged it …
Oxford English vocab

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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