Thesaurus

(n) : a place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending; the act of mending

(v) : to repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a machine; to alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace