patch up \patch` up"\ n.
To mend by patching; to patch; -- also used figuratively; as,
to patch up frayed relations bewteen parties.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
patch up
v 1: mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" [syn: patch]
2: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
[syn: reconcile, make up, conciliate, settle]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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