patch together
Assemble from scraps
To patch together is to assemble something from available pieces, often imperfectly or hastily.
The phrase suggests improvisation rather than proper construction: We patched together a meal from leftovers, The committee patched together a compromise nobody loved.
What's patched together works, but often barely.
- mendRestore after damage
- joinConnect or enlist
- jury-rigImprovise temporary repair
- jerry rigImprovise a temporary repair
- cobbleWorn stone for paths
connect · assemble · construct · salvage · create · unite · piece · repurpose · stitch · improvise · kludge · make do · botch · compile · link · rough out · duct-tape · fix
patch togetherengineer
Technical design professional
craft · manufacture · fabricate · architect · perfect
patch togethertake apart
Separate into components
disassemble · dismantle · tear apart · deconstruct · break down
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