What does bust-up mean?

bust-up

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

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"“It was a real old bust-up. I do wish I knew what it was all about.”"
"Donald Trump warned Elon Musk on Saturday that he faces “very serious consequences” if he funds Democratic candidates following the pair’s epic public bust-up this week."

bust-ups (plural)

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