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    dust-up
    /ˈdʌstʌp/

    noun

    • 1. a fight or quarrel: informal "he'd had a dust-up with Vera"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUST-UP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C usually singular ] old-fashioned uk / ˈdʌs.tʌp / us / ˈdʌs.tʌp / Add to word list. a fight or argument. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fighting. armed combat. arms. array. bellicosity. blood diamond. bloodlessly. conflict. dogfight. engage. firefight. pick on someone your own size idiom. rabbit punch. refight. remobilization.

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › dust-upDust-up - definition of dust-up by The Free Dictionary

    dust-up. noun (Informal) fight, conflict, argument, set-to (informal), encounter, brush, scrap (informal), quarrel, skirmish, tussle, punch-up (Brit. informal), fracas, shindig (informal) He had a dust-up with the referee.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUST-UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. a quarrel, fight, or argument dust up 2. to attack or assault (someone).... Click for more definitions.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › dust-upDUST-UP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a quarrel, fight, or argument. verb. tr, adverb to attack or assault (someone) Discover More. Example Sentences. By contrast, Mary came out of that whole dust-up with a deep reservoir of good will among non-wingers. From The Daily Beast.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dustupDustup Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. dust· up ˈdəst-ˌəp. Synonyms of dustup. : row, fight. Synonyms. battle. clash. combat. conflict. contest. fight. fracas. fray. hassle. scrap. scrimmage. scrum. scuffle. skirmish. struggle. tussle. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of dustup in a Sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › dust-updust-up - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of dust-up noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dustupDustup - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A dustup is an argument or scuffle. A controversial veto by the President might cause a political dustup.