1 C1 idiomatic neutral
to assemble something by joining separate pieces
"She pieced up a cover from old bits of cloth."
mixed
piece up
C1 neutral mixed transitive
to put together from pieces or repair by joining parts
In plain English
to join pieces to make something whole again
What does "piece up" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 C1 idiomatic neutral
to repair something roughly by fitting pieces together
"He pieced up the fence well enough to keep the dog in."
mixed
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
to join pieces upward or into a complete form
Actually means
to join pieces to make something whole again
Usage tip
Rare in modern standard English; many speakers would prefer 'piece together' or 'patch up'.
Words that pair with "piece up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
a quilt the fragments the broken chair scraps the sections
How to conjugate "piece up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
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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