ALL meanings of patch up
patch up
P p - transitivephrasal verb patch up mend: clothing, tear 1
- transitivephrasal verb patch up person: treat injury 1
- noun patch up an act or instance of patching or repair. 1
- verb with object patch up to mend, cover, or strengthen with or as if with a patch or patches. 1
- verb with object patch up to repair or restore, especially in a hasty or makeshift way (usually followed by up). 1
- verb with object patch up to make by joining patches or pieces together: to patch a quilt. 1
- verb with object patch up to settle or smooth over (a quarrel, difference, etc.) (often followed by up): They patched up their quarrel before the company arrived. 1
- verb with object patch up (especially in radio and telephone communications) to connect or hook up (circuits, programs, conversations, etc.) (often followed by through, into, etc.): The radio show was patched through to the ship. Patch me through to the mainland. 1
- verb without object patch up to make a connection between radio circuits, telephone lines, etc. (often followed by in or into): We patched into the ship-to-shore conversation. 1
- adjective patch up done by patching or fixing: a quick patch-up job. 1
- phrasal verb patch up If you patch up a quarrel or relationship, you try to be friendly again and not to quarrel any more. 0
- phrasal verb patch up If you patch up something which is damaged, you mend it or patch it. 0
- phrasal verb patch up If doctors patch someone up or patch their wounds up, they treat their injuries. 0
- phrasal verb patch up If people or countries patch up a deal, they manage to agree on it after difficult discussions. 0
- noun patch up to bring to an end or settle (differences, a quarrel, etc.) 0