Pronunciation: ˌ t ə g- ə (v)- ' wo ̇ r
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural tugs-of-war
Date: 1677
1 : a struggle for supremacy or control usually involving two antagonists
2 : a contest in which two teams pull against each other at opposite ends of a rope with the object of pulling the middle of the rope over a mark on the ground