"tear-up" meaning in All languages combined

See tear-up on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tear-ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tear-up (plural tear-ups)
  1. (UK, slang) A fight; a scrap. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-tear-up-en-noun-5w09gbYN Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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        "(UK, slang) A fight; a scrap."
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