to mend shoes (roads)

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• mend — vb Mend, repair, patch, rebuild are comparable when they mean to put into good or fitting order something that is injured, damaged, or defective. Mend basically implies a freeing from faults or defects {mend your manners} {the wound mended… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• repair — re|pair1 S3 [rıˈpeə US ˈper] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: reparer, from Latin reparare, from parare to prepare ] 1.) to fix something that is damaged, broken, split, or not working properly British Equivalent: mend ▪ Dad was up… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• re|pair´er — re|pair1 «rih PAIR», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to put in good condition again; mend: »He repairs shoes. SYNONYM(S): restore, renovate. See syn. under mend. (Cf. ↑mend) 2. to make up for; remedy: »How can I repair the harm done? …   Useful english dictionary

• re|pair´a|ble — re|pair1 «rih PAIR», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to put in good condition again; mend: »He repairs shoes. SYNONYM(S): restore, renovate. See syn. under mend. (Cf. ↑mend) 2. to make up for; remedy: »How can I repair the harm done? …   Useful english dictionary

• re|pair — re|pair1 «rih PAIR», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to put in good condition again; mend: »He repairs shoes. SYNONYM(S): restore, renovate. See syn. under mend. (Cf. ↑mend) 2. to make up for; remedy: »How can I repair the harm done? …   Useful english dictionary

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