Repair - Definition
repair
n 1: the act of putting something in working order again [syn:
repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending,
reparation]
2: a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the
building was in good repair"
3: a frequently visited place [syn: haunt, hangout,
resort, repair, stamping ground]
v 1: restore by replacing a part or putting together 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: break, bust]
2: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully
repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third
Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the
accident" [syn: compensate, recompense, repair,
indemnify]
3: move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to
his cabin in the woods" [syn: repair, resort]
4: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify
the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn:
rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend]
5: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me";
"This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my
health" [syn: animate, recreate, reanimate, revive,
renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify]