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patches up

patches up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of patch up.

Meaning of patch up

Verb

patch up (third-person singular simple present patches up, present participle patching up, simple past and past participle patched up)

  1. (idiomatic) To repair by adding a patch.
    • I needed to patch up my trousers after ripping them on the brambles.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To mend quickly.
  3. (figuratively, idiomatic) To repair relations; to improve relations.
    • You need to patch things up with your sister after that horrible argument.
  4. (obsolete) To overlay.

Questions about patches up

What is patches up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Patches up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of patch up.

Words near patches up in the dictionary

  1. patchers
  2. patchery
  3. patches
  4. patches over
  5. patches together
  6. patches up
  7. patcheth
  8. Patchett
  9. Patchetts
  10. Patchewollock
  11. patchfile

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