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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 a patch.
  • 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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