patch | English to English Dictionary

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patch

(p/&//tS/ )

a small contrasting part of something(noun.attribute)

Example:
A patch of clouds.
Patches of thin ice.

Synonym:
dapple, fleck, maculation, speckle, spot

source: wordnet30
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation(noun.location)

Example:
A cabbage patch.
A briar patch.

Synonym:
plot, plot of ground, plot of land

source: wordnet30
a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition(noun.time)

Example:
A patch of bad weather.

Synonym:
piece, spell, while

source: wordnet30
a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
a connection intended to be used for a limited time(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
temporary hookup

source: wordnet30
sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
darn, mend

source: wordnet30
a protective cloth covering for an injured eye(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
eyepatch

source: wordnet30
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
bandage

source: wordnet30
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a hole.(noun)

source: webster1913

to join or unite the pieces of(verb.contact)

Example:
Patch the skirt.

Synonym:
piece

source: wordnet30
provide with a patch; also used metaphorically(verb.possession)

Example:
The field was patched with snow.

source: wordnet30
mend by putting a patch on(verb.change)

Example:
Patch a hole.

Synonym:
patch up

source: wordnet30
repair by adding pieces(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat.(verb)

source: webster1913