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单词 punch up
释义
(noun) 
Definition
a fight or brawl
(British, informal) 
He was involved in a punch-up with a former lover.
Synonyms
fight
He got a bloody nose in a fight.
row
The meeting descended into an unpleasant row.
argument
She got into a heated argument with a stranger.
set-to (old-fashioned)
a bit of a set-to between Smith and his record company
scrap (informal)
He has never been one to avoid a scrap.
brawl
He had been in a street brawl.
free-for-all (informal)
It finished up a shambolic free-for-all.
dust-up (informal)
He had a dust-up with the referee.
shindig (informal, old-fashioned)
battle royal
stand-up fight (informal)
dingdong (old-fashioned)
shindy (old-fashioned)
bagarre (French)
biffo (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in 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 brawl
Definition
a loud disagreement or fight
He had been in a street brawl.
Synonyms
fight,
battle,
row (informal),
clash,
disorder,
scrap (informal),
fray,
squabble,
wrangle,
skirmish,
scuffle,
punch-up (British, informal),
free-for-all (informal),
fracas,
altercation,
rumpus,
broil,
tumult,
affray,
shindig (informal),
donnybrook,
ruckus (informal),
scrimmage,
shindy (informal),
biffo (Australian, slang),
bagarre,
melee or mêlée
in the sense of dust-up
Definition
a fight or argument
He had a dust-up with the referee.
Synonyms
fight,
conflict,
argument,
set-to (informal),
encounter,
brush,
scrap (informal),
quarrel,
skirmish,
tussle,
punch-up (British, informal),
fracas,
shindig (informal),
biffo (Australian, slang),
boilover (Australian)

Nearby words of
punch-up

  • pun
  • punch
  • punch-drunk
  • punch-up
  • punchy
  • punctilio
  • punctilious

Synonyms of 'punch-up'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of free-for-all
Definition
a disorganized brawl or argument involving all those present
It finished up a shambolic free-for-all.
Synonyms
fight,
row,
riot,
brawl,
fracas,
affray,
dust-up (informal),
shindig (informal),
donnybrook,
scrimmage,
shindy (informal),
bagarre,
melee or mêlée,
biffo (Australian, slang)
in the sense of row
Definition
a controversy or dispute
The meeting descended into an unpleasant row.
Synonyms
quarrel,
dispute,
argument,
squabble,
tiff,
trouble,
controversy,
scrap (informal),
fuss,
falling-out (informal),
fray,
brawl,
fracas,
altercation,
slanging match (British),
shouting match (informal),
turf war (informal),
shindig (informal),
ruction (informal),
ruckus (informal),
shindy (informal),
bagarre
in the sense of scrap
Definition
a fight or quarrel
He has never been one to avoid a scrap.
Synonyms
fight,
battle,
row,
argument,
dispute,
set-to (informal),
disagreement,
quarrel,
brawl,
squabble,
wrangle,
scuffle,
tiff,
turf war (informal),
dust-up (informal),
shindig (informal),
scrimmage,
shindy (informal),
bagarre,
biffo (Australian, slang)
in the sense of set-to
Definition
a brief disagreement or fight
a bit of a set-to between Smith and his record company
Synonyms
fight,
row,
argument,
brush,
scrap (informal),
disagreement,
quarrel,
barney (informal),
spat,
squabble,
wrangle,
fracas,
slanging match (British),
dust-up (informal),
argy-bargy (British, informal),
biffo (Australian, slang)
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