PATCH UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Mend by putting a patch on

Example:

patch a hole

Synonyms:

patch; patch up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "patch up" is one way to...):

bushel; doctor; fix; furbish up; mend; repair; restore; touch on (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something

Sentence example:

They patch up the cape

Meaning:

Come to terms

Example:

After some discussion we finally made up

Synonyms:

conciliate; make up; patch up; reconcile; settle

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "patch up" is one way to...):

agree; concord; concur; hold (be in accord; be in agreement)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "patch up"):

appease; propitiate (make peace with)

make peace (end hostilities)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s