bust-up

bust-up

n

1. a quarrel, esp a serious one ending a friendship, etc

2. Brit a disturbance or brawl

vb (adverb)

3. (intr) to quarrel and part

4. (tr) to disrupt (a meeting), esp violently

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bust′-up`

n. Informal.

1. a separation or dissolution, as of a marriage; breakup.

2. a noisy party.

3. Brit. a quarrel.

[1840–50]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bust-up - a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship) dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

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Translations

bust-up

[ˈbʌstʌp] N (= quarrel) → riña f, bronca f; (= break-up) → ruptura f

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bust-up

n (inf) → Krach m (inf); they had a bust-up → sie haben Krach gehabt (inf); (= split up) → sie haben sich verkracht (inf)

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bust-up

[ˈbʌstˌʌp] n (fam) (argument) → lite f
they had a bust-up → hanno rotto

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