patch up

1. 1.

   mend by putting a patch on

   “patch a hole”

   Synonymspatch

   Broaderrepair
2. 2.

   come to terms

   “After some discussion we finally made up”

   Synonymsreconcilemake upconciliatesettle

   Broaderagree

   Narrowerpropitiatemake peace

Questions about patch up

What does patch up mean?

patch up means "mend by putting a patch on". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for patch up?

Close synonyms include patch, reconcile, make up, conciliate, settle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is patch up a common word?

patch up is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.