"patch-up" meaning in All languages combined

See patch-up on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpæt͡ʃˌʌp/ Forms: patch-ups [plural]
Etymology: patch + up Head templates: {{en-noun}} patch-up (plural patch-ups)
  1. The act of patching or repairing.
    Sense id: en-patch-up-en-noun-L4L1r9Iz
  2. An instance of patching or repairing.
    Sense id: en-patch-up-en-noun-Ry3~Pn4U
  3. A hastily performed repair job; a quick fix.
    Sense id: en-patch-up-en-noun-urr0RVd7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 24 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: patch up

Inflected forms

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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "A hastily performed repair job; a quick fix."
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      "ipa": "/ˈpæt͡ʃˌʌp/"
    }
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    "English nouns",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "An instance of patching or repairing."
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A hastily performed repair job; a quick fix."
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpæt͡ʃˌʌp/"
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    {
      "word": "patch up"
    }
  ],
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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