PATCH

[verb] [T]I need some matching material to patch my jeans.My grandmother, too poor to buy a blanket, would patch together (= sew small pieces together to make) a quilt with old scraps of cloth. [M](figurative) The two countries are trying to patch together a treaty (= make one from the points they agree about) on agricultural trade. [M]The whole town needed patching up (= repairing) after the explosion. [M](figurative) Jackie and Bill are still trying to patch up their marriage. [M]