BUST-UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bust-up mean? 

• BUST-UP (noun)
  The noun BUST-UP has 1 sense:

1. a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship)

  Familiarity information: BUST-UP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUST-UP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("bust-up" is a kind of...):

dustup; quarrel; row; run-in; words; wrangle (an angry dispute)