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dustup

DEFINITIONS OF: dustup

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n an angry dispute

Synonyms:
quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle
Types:
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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)
batrachomyomachia
a silly altercation
Type of:
conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute
a disagreement or argument about something important
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