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MENDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of putting something in working order again
Synonyms:
fix; fixing; fixture; mend; mending; repair; reparation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mending" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mending"):
darning (the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads)
patching (the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it)
care; maintenance; upkeep (activity involved in maintaining something in good working order)
band aid; quick fix; quickie; quicky (hurried repair)
restoration (the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)
reconstruction (the activity of constructing something again)
restitution (the act of restoring something to its original state)
Derivation:
mend (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Garments that must be repaired
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mending" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb mend
Context examples:
She was soon back, and while noiselessly taking off her cloak, Laurie came in with a letter, saying that Mr. March was mending again.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Fortunately, Mr. Bhaer considered her the most beautiful woman living, and she found him more Jove-like than ever, though his hatbrim was quite limp with the little rills trickling thence upon his shoulders (for he held the umbrella all over Jo), and every finger of his gloves needed mending.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
When I was first married, I used to long for my new clothes to wear out or get torn, so that I might have the pleasure of mending them, for I got heartily sick of doing fancywork and tending my pocket handkerchief.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
