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    DUSTUP

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An angry disputeplay

    Example:

    they had words

    Synonyms:

    dustup; quarrel; row; run-in; words; wrangle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("dustup" is a kind of...):

    conflict; difference; difference of opinion; dispute (a disagreement or argument about something important)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dustup"):

    affray; altercation; fracas (noisy quarrel)

    bicker; bickering; fuss; pettifoggery; spat; squabble; tiff (a quarrel about petty points)

    bust-up (a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship))

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