Tug Of War
noun
The rope pull. Both sides are pulling on the rope. That is a tug of war.
綱引き literally means "rope-pulling," but it refers to tug of war — the game where two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope and try to drag each other across a line. You'll often see this activity in the 運動会 (sports day) event in Japanese schools.
The readings are from 綱 and 引く, so if you know those you should be fine here.
綱引きをする
to play tug-of-war
綱引きを行う
to hold a tug-of-war match
綱引きを続ける
to continue playing tug-of-war
綱引きを始める
to start playing tug-of-war
今年も運動会で綱引きをしました。
We did tug-of-war at the sports festival this year too.
綱引きはチームワークが大切です。
Teamwork is important in tug-of-war.
綱引きは、日本と同じくらいアメリカでも人気がありますか？
Is tug of war as popular in America as it is in Japan?
どちらも譲らず、交渉は綱引きのように続いた。
Neither side would back down, and the negotiations continued like a tug-of-war.