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patch up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. patch, patch upverb

    mend by putting a patch on

    "patch a hole"

  2. reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settleverb

    come to terms

    "After some discussion we finally made up"

GCIDE

  1. patch upnoun

    To mend by patching; to patch; -- also used figuratively; as, to patch up frayed relations bewteen parties.

Wiktionary

  1. patch upverb

    to repair by adding a patch.

  2. patch upverb

    to mend quickly

  3. patch upverb

    to repair, to make better

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  1. patch up

    Patch up is a term often used to mean repairing or mending something that has been damaged or broken, either literally (like a physical object) or figuratively (such as a relationship or agreement). It involves making things function or work together again, usually in a way that might not be perfect or completely restored but is sufficient for the purpose.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of patch up in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of patch up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of patch up in a Sentence

  1. Sean McCalgan:

    We believe selling non-core assets would merely be a quick fix for Eskom when in fact the underlying problems are not being addressed, the government should be looking to sell off portions of Eskom ownership rather than other assets and trying to patch up holes.


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