Repair definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary REPA'IR, v.t. [L ... state after decay, injury, dilapidation or partial destruction; as, to repair a house, a wall or a ship; to repair roads and bridges. Temperance and diet may repair a broken or enfeebled constitution. Food repairs the daily waste ... a part decayed or destroyed; to fill up; as, to repair a breach. 3. To make amends, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage. REPA'IR, n. Restoration to ...
inspection and repair definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: periodic maintenance ... for an overhaul on the tractor" [syn: overhaul, inspection and repair, service]
emergency repair definitions U.S. Military Dictionary The least amount of immediate repair to damaged facilities necessary for the facilities to support the ...
... L. emendo, menda, a fault, spot or blemish.] 1. To repair, as a breach; to supply a part broken or defective ... better; as, to mend the life or manners. 3. To repair; to restore to a sound state; as, to mend a ... the act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation] v 1: restore by ... what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on] [ant ... put into good shape or working order again ; patch up ; repair d. to improve or strengthen (as a relationship) by ...
... 1. A piece of cloth sewed on a garment to repair it. 2. A small piece of any thing used to repair a breach. 3. A small piece of silk used to ... sides of their faces. 2. To mend with pieces; to repair clumsily. 3. To repair with pieces fastened on; as, to patch the roof of ... patch on; "patch a hole" [syn: patch, patch up] 4: repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" [syn: piece ... of a unit. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by up) repair with a patch or patches; put a patch or ...
... the act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation] 4: an exemption granted ... what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on] [ant ... adjust 5. to get ready ; prepare < fix lunch > 6. a. repair, mend < fix the clock > b. restore, cure < the doctor fixed ... decide, settle, specify (a price, date, etc.). 3 tr. mend, repair. 4 tr. implant (an idea or memory) in the mind ... place in the manner desired or most suitable; hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes; to fix the furniture ...
... for an overhaul on the tractor" [syn: overhaul, inspection and repair, service] 15: the performance of duties by a waiter or ... telephone service > < bus service > b. a facility providing maintenance and repair < television service > 8. the materials (as spun yarn, small lines ... servicing) Date: 1528 to perform services for: as a. to repair or provide maintenance for < serviced the furnace > b. to meet ... trades—from filling stations to universities — John Fischer > b. offering repair, maintenance, or incidental services IV. noun Etymology: Middle English serves ... provide service or services for, esp. maintain. 2 maintain or repair (a car, machine, etc.). 3 pay interest on (a debt ... or structure that are used by the staff who clean, repair, or look after it, and are not usually used ...
... to work in the manner of a tinker; especially to repair, adjust, or work with something in an unskilled or experimental ... manner ; fiddle < always tinkering with his car > transitive verb to repair, adjust, or experiment with • tinkerer noun Oxford Reference Dictionary n ... etc. 2 a intr. work as a tinker. b tr. repair (pots and pans). Derivatives: tinkerer n. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn ... changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it. Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just ... a. Mend (as old pans, kettles, etc.), cobble, patch up, repair, vamp, put in repair. Moby Thesaurus cobble, cobbler, commission, condition, coquet, dabble, dally, ...
... or sound state; rebuilt; made good. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Repair Re*pair", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaired (-p?rd ... partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune. Secret refreshings that repair his strength. --Milton. Do thou, as thou art wont, repair My heart with gladness. --Wordsworth. 2. To make amends for ... an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage. I 'll repair the misery ...
... for pretended wrongs something not taken. Psalms 69. 8. To repair; to rebuild; as, to restore and to build Jerusalem. Daniel ... what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on] [ant ... a state of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to recover. ``To restore and to build Jerusalem ... as an old building, painting, or piece of furniture, they repair and clean it, so that it looks like it did ... 3. Cure, heal, revive, recover. 4. Revive, resuscitate. 5. Renew, repair. 6. Refund, repay. 7. Compensate, make amends for. 8. ...
... making amends for loss or injury. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Repair Re*pair", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repaired (-p?rd ... partial destruction; to renew; to restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune. Secret refreshings that repair his strength. --Milton. Do thou, as thou art wont, repair My heart with gladness. --Wordsworth. 2. To make amends for ... an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage. I 'll repair the misery ...