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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun To mend by patching; to patch; -- also used figuratively.
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- verb idiomatic to
repair by adding apatch . - verb idiomatic, transitive to
mend quickly - verb idiomatic, figuratively to
repair , to make better
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb come to terms
- verb mend by putting a patch on
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