MEND
Dictionary entry overview: What does mend mean?
• MEND (noun)
The noun MEND has 2 senses:
1. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
2. the act of putting something in working order again
Familiarity information: MEND used as a noun is rare.
• MEND (verb)
The verb MEND has 2 senses:
1. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
2. heal or recover
Familiarity information: MEND used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MEND (noun)
Meaning:
Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mend; darn; patch
Context example:
her stockings had several mends
Hypernyms ("mend" is a kind of...):
sewing; stitchery (needlework on which you are working with needle and thread)
Meaning:
The act of putting something in working order again
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fixing; repair; mend; mending; fix; reparation; fixture
Hypernyms ("mend" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mend"):
darning (the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads)
restitution (the act of restoring something to its original state)
reconstruction (the activity of constructing something again)
restoration (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)
band aid; quick fix; quickie; quicky (hurried repair)
care; maintenance; upkeep (activity involved in maintaining something in good working order)
patching (the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it)
• MEND (verb)
Meaning:
Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
repair; mend; furbish up; fix; bushel; doctor; touch on; restore
Context examples:
She repaired her TV set / Repair my shoes please
Hypernyms (to "mend" is one way to...):
ameliorate; amend; better; improve; meliorate (to make better)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mend"):
heel; reheel (put a new heel on)
revamp; vamp (provide (a shoe) with a new vamp)
resole; sole (put a new sole on)
patch; patch up (mend by putting a patch on)
trouble-shoot (solve problems)
point; repoint (repair the joints of bricks)
cobble (repair or mend)
patch; piece (repair by adding pieces)
fill (plug with a substance)
fiddle; tinker (try to fix or mend)
darn (repair by sewing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They mend the cape
Meaning:
Heal or recover
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
heal; mend
Context example:
My broken leg is mending
Hypernyms (to "mend" is one way to...):
ameliorate; better; improve; meliorate (get better)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
