PUNCH-UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A fistfight

Example:

the quarrel ended in a punch-up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

fistfight; fisticuffs; slugfest (a fight with bare fists)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)