Definition of mend
Verbs
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
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break
ruin completely
- bust
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fall apart, wear, wear out
go to pieces
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fiddle, tinker
try to fix or mend
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fill
plug with a substance
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close, fill up
fill or stop up
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patch, piece
repair by adding pieces
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cobble
repair or mend
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point, repoint
repair the joints of bricks
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trouble-shoot, troubleshoot
solve problems
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patch, patch up
mend by putting a patch on
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resole, sole
put a new sole on
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revamp, vamp
provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
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heel, reheel
put a new heel on
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darn
repair by sewing
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ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
to make better
heal or recover
"My broken leg is mending"
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ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate
get better
Nouns
sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
"her stockings had several mends"
the act of putting something in working order again
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darning
the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
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patching
the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
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care, maintenance, upkeep
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
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camera care
keeping a camera in good working order
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car care
keeping a car in good working order
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inspection and repair, overhaul, service
periodic maintenance on a car or machine
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pump priming
introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing
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scheduled maintenance
maintenance at a regularly scheduled time
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steam fitting
care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating
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band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky
hurried repair
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restoration
the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
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re-establishment
restoration to a previous state
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gentrification
the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)
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reclamation, rehabilitation, renewal
the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
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rehabilitation
the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
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reinstatement
the act of restoring someone to a previous position
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rejuvenation
the act of restoring to a more youthful condition
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reconstruction
the activity of constructing something again
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makeover
a complete reconstruction and renovation of something
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reassembly, refabrication
assembling again
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re-formation, regeneration
forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting
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rebuilding
building again
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restitution
the act of restoring something to its original state
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improvement
the act of improving something
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