Definition of mend Mend
/mɛˈnd/ - [mend] - Men•d
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NounPlural: mends |
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| mend - sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" | ||
| patch, darn | ||
| stitchery, sewing joining or attaching by stitches | ||
| mend - the act of putting something in working order again | ||
| repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mending, reparation | ||
| improvement the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" | ||
| darning the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads | ||
| patching the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it | ||
| upkeep, maintenance, care the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community; "unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit" | ||
| quick fix, quickie, quicky, band aid hurried repair | ||
| restoration the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state | ||
| reconstruction the activity of constructing something again | ||
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| mend - heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending" | ||
| heal | ||
| ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better get better; "The weather improved toward evening" | ||
| mend - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" | ||
| repair, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on | ||
| bust, break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" | ||
| ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document" | ||
| tinker, fiddle try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend" | ||
| fill plug with a substance; "fill a cavity" | ||
| patch, piece mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" | ||
| cobble repair or mend; "cobble shoes" | ||
| repoint, point repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" | ||
| trouble-shoot, troubleshoot solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting" | ||
| patch up, patch mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" | ||
| resole, sole put a new sole on; "sole the shoes" | ||
| revamp, vamp to patch up or renovate; repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it" | ||
| reheel, heel put a new heel on; "heel shoes" | ||
| darn repair by sewing; "darn socks" | ||
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- mend (Noun)
A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending. - mend (Noun)
The act of repairing. - mend (Verb)
To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine. - mend (Verb)
To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace. - mend (Verb)
To help, to advance, to further; to add to. - mend (Verb)
To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mend (v. t.)
To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine. - mend (v. t.)
To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace. - mend (v. t.)
To help, to advance, to further; to add to. - mend (v. i.)
To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
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To change the state of an item (e.g. which was torn or broken) to a working condition again. -
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Heal or recover, e.g. by forming a scar. -
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To repair a cloth that is unsewn or has a tear.
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It is never too late to mend. -
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If every one would mend one, all would be mended. -
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In the end things will mend.
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