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Tug of war

  • 1 tug-of-war

    noun (a competition in which two people or teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull their opponents over a centre line.) διελκυστίνδα

    English-Greek dictionary > tug-of-war

  • 2 tug

    1. past tense, past participle - tugged; verb
    (to pull (something) sharply and strongly: He tugged (at) the door but it wouldn't open.) τραβώ με δύναμη / ρυμουλκώ
    2. noun
    1) (a strong, sharp pull: He gave the rope a tug.) απότομο τράβηγμα
    2) (a tug-boat.) ρυμουλκό
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    - tug-of-war

    English-Greek dictionary > tug

  • 3 Tug

    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἕλκειν, ἐφέλκειν. ἐπισπᾶν, Ar. and V. σπᾶν; use pull.
    Exert oneself: P. and V. τείνειν; see under Exert.
    Give a tug: Ar. ὑποτείνειν ( Pax, 458).
    ——————
    subs.
    Effort: P. and V. πόνος, ὁ.
    Struggle: P. and V. ἀγών, ὁ; use struggle.
    Tug of war, met.: use P. and V. ἀγών, ὁ.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tug

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