Dictionary entry details
• REPAIR (noun)
Meaning:
The act of putting something in working order again
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
repair; fixing; mend; mending; fix; reparation; fixture
Hypernyms ("repair" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "repair"):
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)
Meaning:
A formal way of referring to the condition of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
the building was in good repair
Hypernyms ("repair" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Meaning:
A frequently visited place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
stamping ground; haunt; hangout; resort; repair
Hypernyms ("repair" is a kind of...):
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "repair"):
gathering place (a favorite haunt where people gather)
• REPAIR (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:
bushel; fix; furbish up; mend; repair; touch on; doctor; restore
Context examples:
She repaired her TV set / Repair my shoes please
Hypernyms (to "repair" is one way to...):
ameliorate; amend; better; improve; meliorate (to make better)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "repair"):
darn (repair by sewing)
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)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The men repair the chairs
Antonym:
break (ruin completely)
Meaning:
Make amends for; pay compensation for
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
recompense; compensate; indemnify; repair
Context examples:
One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich / She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident
Hypernyms (to "repair" is one way to...):
pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "repair"):
give (deliver in exchange or recompense)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Move, travel, or proceed toward some place
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
resort; repair
Context example:
He repaired to his cabin in the woods
Hypernyms (to "repair" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Set straight or right
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
remedy; remediate; amend; rectify; repair
Context examples:
remedy these deficiencies / rectify the inequities in salaries / repair an oversight
Hypernyms (to "repair" is one way to...):
correct; rectify; right (make right or correct)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Give new life or energy to
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
vivify; revivify; recreate; reanimate; revive; renovate; animate; repair; quicken
Context examples:
A hot soup will revive me / This will renovate my spirits / This treatment repaired my health
Hypernyms (to "repair" is one way to...):
arouse; brace; energise; energize; perk up; stimulate (cause to be alert and energetic)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
