| 单词 | dust up |
| 释义 | (noun) Definition a fight or argument (informal) He had a dust-up with the referee. Synonyms fight He got a bloody nose in a fight. conflict The National Security Council has met to discuss ways of preventing a military conflict. argument She got into a heated argument with a stranger. set-to (informal) a bit of a set-to between Smith and his record company encounter They were arrested after a chance encounter with security forces near the border. brush It is his third brush with the law in less than a year. scrap (informal) He has never been one to avoid a scrap. quarrel I had a terrible quarrel with my other brothers. skirmish Border skirmishes are common. tussle The referee booked him for a tussle with the goalie. punch-up (British, informal) He was involved in a punch-up with a former lover. fracas Several people were injured in the ensuing fracas. shindig (informal) biffo (Australian, slang) boilover (Australian) Additional synonymsin the sense of argument Definition a quarrel She got into a heated argument with a stranger. Synonyms quarrel, fight, row, clash, dispute, controversy, disagreement, misunderstanding, feud, barney (informal), squabble, wrangle, bickering, difference of opinion, tiff, altercation, falling out (informal) in the sense of brush It is his third brush with the law in less than a year. Synonyms conflict, fight, clash, set-to (informal), scrap (informal), confrontation, skirmish, tussle, fracas, spot of bother (informal), slight engagement in the sense of conflict Definition a struggle or battle The National Security Council has met to discuss ways of preventing a military conflict. Synonyms battle, war, fight, clash, contest, set-to (informal), encounter, combat, engagement, warfare, collision, contention, strife, head-to-head, fracas, boilover (Australian) Nearby words of |
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