Meaning of 繕う in Japanese

Definition of 繕う

つくろう(tsukurou) 【繕う】

(v5u, vt) to mend; to repair; to fix; to patch up; to darn; to tidy up; to adjust; to trim
私の靴下は繕いが必要だ。
My socks are in need of mending.

とりつくろう(toritsukurou) 【取り繕う ·取繕う】

(v5u, vt) to keep up (appearances)
取り繕うように、笑ってみせる。
She smiled to smooth things over.
to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to varnish over; to palliate; to temporize; to temporise
to mend; to repair; to patch up

みつくろう(mitsukurou) 【見繕う ·見つくろう】

(v5u, vt) to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

いいつくろう(iitsukurou) 【言い繕う ·言繕う】

世間体せけんていを繕うつくろう心配しんぱいをするより他ほかにやることがある。

We have other things to do than worry about keeping up appearances.