Verb: mend mend
- Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
"She mended her broken TV set";
- repair, fix, bushel [US], doctor [informal]
- To make better
"The editor mended the manuscript with his changes";
- better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
- Get healthy again
"My broken leg is mending";
- heal
- Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
"her stockings had several mends";
- patch, darn
- The act of putting something in working order again
"The bicycle was in need of a mend";
- repair, fix, fixing, mending, reparation [archaic]
Derived forms: mending, mended, mends
Type of: alter, ameliorate, better, change, improve, improvement, meliorate, modify, sewing, stitchery
Encyclopedia: Mend, Move On