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

Artists are being hired to patch up wonky AI images. —Angela Yang, NBC news, 31 Aug. 2025

Having both intact and patched up notes in circulation at the same time has resulted in confusion and tensions between businesses and customers. —Janvier Barhahiga, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2025

Zelensky, with a lot of counseling from European leaders, had managed to patch up the relationship with Trump by signing a mineral deal that provided the United States with preferential access to Ukraine’s natural resources, particularly rare-earth minerals. —Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for patch up

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