Definitions for bust-up

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Spelling: [buhst-uhp]
IPA: /ˈbʌstˌʌp/

Bust-Up is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 63 anagrams from letters in bust-up (-bpstuu).

Definitions for bust-up

noun

  1. a separation or dissolution, as of a marriage or a close friendship.
  2. a large party, especially a noisy one.
  3. Chiefly British. a quarrel; disturbance; punch-up.

Origin of bust-up

First recorded in 1840-50; noun use of verb phrase bust up

Examples for bust-up

"A bust-up," answered the strong man, who bore the nickname of Black Sam.

Some day of course there'll be a bust-up, and then—'three years, prisoner!'

He reflected, playing with the mere horror of the thought, upon just how complete the "bust-up" would be if she knew!

And if you put the whole lot of them at it, it would only be six weeks instead of six months before the bust-up.

Two competing narratives over the Prince Harry / Cressida Bonas bust-up in the UK papers today.

I've seen a bust-up on a railway afore, but bless me if this wasn't the wildest I ever seed.

Then, with that nasty grin of his: "You know, I'm looking after things for her since the bust-up."

Reckon if there had been a bust-up the Major deserved to have to pay for the damage.

Word Value for bust-up
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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