patching up

noun

The action of one who patches up.

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Meanings

noun
  1. The action of one who patches up.

    I can't help it, I love the broken ones / The ones who need the most patching up / All the ones who've never been loved / Never been loved / Never been loved...

    2011, Dia Frampton, “The Broken Ones”, in Red, performed by Dia Frampton
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of patch up
Cite this entry
APA

patching up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patching%20up

MLA

“patching up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patching%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patching up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patching%20up.

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