piece up

C1 neutral mixed transitive

In simple words

to join pieces to make something whole again

Literal meaning: to join pieces upward or into a complete form

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic neutral

rare

to assemble something by joining separate pieces

"She pieced up a cover from old bits of cloth."

Grammar: mixed

2 C1 idiomatic neutral

rare

to repair something roughly by fitting pieces together

"He pieced up the fence well enough to keep the dog in."

Grammar: mixed

Usage notes

Rare in modern standard English; many speakers would prefer 'piece together' or 'patch up'.

a quilt the fragments the broken chair scraps the sections

Base

piece up

I/you/we/they

3rd person

pieces up

he/she/it

Past simple

pieced up

yesterday

Past participle

pieced up

have + pp

-ing form

piecing up

continuous

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