repair
n 1: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {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},
{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: {mend}, {fix}, {bushel}, {doctor}, {furbish
up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}]
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}, {indemnify}]
3: move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to
his cabin in the woods" [syn: {resort}]
4: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify
the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: {rectify},
{remediate}, {remedy}, {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}, {quicken}, {vivify}, {revivify}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0