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Noun: mending  men-ding
  1. Garments that must be repaired
     
  2. The act of putting something in working order again
    - repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, reparation
Verb: mend  mend
  1. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
    "She mended her TV set";
    - repair, fix, bushel [US], doctor [informal], furbish up, restore, touch on
     
  2. Get healthy again
    "The wound is mending slowly"; "My broken leg is mending";
    - heal
     
  3. To make better
    "The editor mended the manuscript with his changes";
    - better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

Derived forms: mendings

Type of: alter, ameliorate, better, change, garment, improve, improvement, meliorate, modify

Encyclopedia: Mending

Mend, Move On