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RUN-IN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An angry dispute
Example:
they had words
Synonyms:
dustup; quarrel; row; run-in; words; wrangle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("run-in" 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 "run-in"):
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))
