Definition of mend

noun (n)

• sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: darn, patch
  

  Example:
  Her stockings had several mends.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of putting something in working order again (noun.act)

  Synonym: fix, fixing, fixture, mending, repair, reparation
  

  source: wordnet30

verb (v)

• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken (verb.change)

  Synonym: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, repair, restore, touch on
  Antonym: break, bust
  

  source: wordnet30
• heal or recover (verb.change)

  Synonym: heal
  

  Example:
  My broken leg is mending.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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