tug-of-war
Opposing teams pull
Tug-of-war is a contest in which two teams grip opposite ends of a rope and pull, each trying to drag the other across a center line.
The game extends to any struggle between opposing forces: a tug-of-war between work and family, The custody battle became a bitter tug-of-war.
Opposition between parties
- battleArmed military engagement
- tensionStretched or strained state
- opposing forcesCombatants facing one another
- push and pullOpposite directional forces
deadlock · stalemate · back-and-forth · custody · negotiation · rivalry · power struggle · standoff
Thick twisted fibers
- pullForce toward oneself
- strainExcessive stretching force
- teamsOrganized cooperative groups
- heaveForceful lift or throw
anchor · grip · stance · tension · contest · strength · endurance · traction
Outdoor casual meal
- field dayTime of great success
- team buildingFostering workplace collaboration
- schoolPlace of instruction
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
camp · party game · corporate event · beach · family reunion · scouts · carnival · sports day
conflict
Opposition between parties
- battleArmed military engagement
- tensionStretched or strained state
- opposing forcesCombatants facing one another
push and pull · deadlock · stalemate · back-and-forth · custody · negotiation · rivalry · power struggle · standoff · compromise
rope
Thick twisted fibers
heave · anchor · grip · stance · tension · contest · strength · endurance · traction · bracing
picnic
Outdoor casual meal
- field dayTime of great success
- team buildingFostering workplace collaboration
- schoolPlace of instruction
playground · camp · party game · corporate event · beach · family reunion · scouts · carnival · sports day · PE class
- playground gamestag, hide and seek, hopscotch, freeze, capture the flag
- two-player gameschess, checkers, backgammon, tic-tac-toe, Connect Four
- village fetetombola, raffle, coconut shy, hook a duck, hoopla
- opposing forcespush, pull, thrust, counterforce, repulsion
- competitioncompete, competitor, contender, winner, sports
- competitionscontests, tournaments, match, matches, game
tug-of-warcooperation
Joint action toward shared aims
collaboration · harmony · concord · peace · teamwork
tug-of-warwalkover
Uncontested or effortless victory
cakewalk · smooth sailing · landslide · foregone conclusion · easy win
war, tug, warrior, warfare, wars, warring, warlike, tugs, tugged