patch up

phrasal verb

patched up; patching up; patches up

1

: to deal with (a problem, disagreement, etc.) in order to improve or repair a relationship

They finally patched up their differences.

He is going to try to patch things up with his girlfriend.

2

: to give quick and usually temporary medical treatment to (someone or something)

The doctor patched him up, so he's going to be as good as new.

She patched up his wounded arm.

Examples of patch up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After patching up their previous feud, Rhodes teamed up with Cena to battle Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul on the August 8 episode of SmackDown. —Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

Those familiar with Pixar's shorts will recognize the man who patches up Woody's arm as Geri, the subject of the Oscar-winning 1997 short Geri's Game. —Kelly Connolly, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025

Reference to the puppy-killing becomes a recurring gag throughout the episode, along with her face melting away and having to be constantly patched up by a team of makeup artists. —Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Another running gag is Noem’s face repeatedly melting, only to be patched up by a beautician support team. —James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for patch up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup