patch-up
nounUK /ˈpætʃ ʌp/
US /ˈpætʃ ʌp/
A patch-up is when people who argued make friends again.
After their big fight, the two brothers had a patch-up and played together again.
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2. A quick, temporary repair to something damaged.
He did a quick patch-up on the broken fence before the storm.
3. Something made by joining parts together hastily.
The treehouse was just a patch-up of old boards and nails.
4. The act of mending a relationship or quarrel.
The teacher helped arrange a patch-up between the two friends.