ALL meanings of mending
mend·ing
M m - noun mending the act of mending; repair or improvement. 1
- noun mending a mended place. 1
- verb with object mending to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy. 1
- noun mending Things to be repaired by sewing or darning. 1
- verb with object mending to remove or correct defects or errors in. 1
- verb with object mending to set right; make better; improve: to mend matters. 1
- verb without object mending to progress toward recovery, as a sick person. 1
- verb without object mending (of broken bones) to grow back together; knit. 1
- verb without object mending to improve, as conditions or affairs. 1
- idioms mending mend sail, Nautical. to refurl sails that have been badly furled. Also, mend the furl. 1
- idioms mending on the mend, recovering from an illness. improving in general, as a state of affairs: The breach between father and son is on the mend. 1
- noun mending act of repairing 1
- uncountable noun mending Mending is the sewing and repairing of clothes that have got holes in them. 0
- noun mending something to be mended, esp clothes 0
- noun mending the act of one who mends 0
- noun mending things to be repaired by sewing, darning, patching, etc. 0
- noun mending The act by which something is mended or repaired. 0
- verb mending present participle of mend. 0