Patching and Improving

noun

• The act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it.

verb

• To join or unite the pieces of.
  • usage: "patch the skirt"
  • synonyms: patch, piece
• Provide with a patch; also used metaphorically.
  • usage: "The field was patched with snow"
  • synonyms: patch
• Mend by putting a patch on.
  • usage: "patch a hole"
  • synonyms: patch, patch up
• Repair by adding pieces.
  • usage: "She pieced the china cup"
  • synonyms: piece, patch

verb

• To make better.
  • usage: "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
  • synonyms: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
• Get better.
  • usage: "The weather improved toward evening"
  • synonyms: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate

adjective

• Getting higher or more vigorous.
  • usage: "its an up market"; "an improving economy"
  • synonyms: up

• (a.) Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better.
• (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Improve.