dustup

[ duhst-uhp ]
See synonyms for dustup on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. a quarrel; argument; row.

Origin of dustup

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; noun use of verb phrase dust up

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use dustup in a sentence

  • I also told him he was a wonder, but how did he manage to slip out near a ton of dust up that road without our knowing it?

    The Killer | Stewart Edward White
  • See how the buffalo takes its steep bank—a plunge headlong, which sends the dust up in clouds.

    Buffalo Land | W. E. Webb
  • Then, with a few dexterous flourishes of her cloth, she would start the dust up in a cloud.

    Round the Block | John Bell Bouton

British Dictionary definitions for dust-up

dust-up

/ informal /


noun
  1. a quarrel, fight, or argument

verbdust up
  1. (tr, adverb) to attack or assault (someone)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012