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furbish up

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Verb1.furbish upfurbish up - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
fix, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
tinker, fiddle - try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
patch, piece - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"
cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes"
repoint, point - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
trouble-shoot, troubleshoot - solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting"
patch up, patch - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"
resole, sole - put a new sole on; "sole the shoes"
revamp, vamp - provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
reheel, heel - put a new heel on; "heel shoes"
darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks"


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We arrived in time to furbish up and get to the English church before services began.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
She would have Sophie to look over all her "toilettes," as she called frocks; to furbish up any that were "passees," and to air and arrange the new.
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
As soon as they could furbish up their helmets and shields, therefore, and gird on their trusty swords, they came thronging to Iolchos, and clambered on board the new galley.
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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