patch
noun
1. a small contrasting part of something
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
Similar word(s): dapple, fleck, maculation, speckle, spot
Definition categories: attribute, marking
2. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
Similar word(s): plot
Definition categories: location, parcel, tract
3. a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
Definition categories: man–made
4. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- a patch of bad weather
Similar word(s): piece, spell, while
Definition categories: time
5. a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
Definition categories: communication, program, programme
6. a connection intended to be used for a limited time
Definition categories: man–made, connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion, contrivance
7. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
Definition categories: man–made, sewing, stitchery
8. a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
Definition categories: man–made
9. a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
Similar word(s): bandage
Definition categories: man–made, dressing
Sentences with patch as a noun:
- His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away.
- I can't afford to replace the roof, which is what it really needs. I'll have the roofer apply a patch.
- Before you can fix a dam, you have to apply a patch to the hole so that everything can dry off.r /> or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future."This patch should hold until you reach the city," the mechanic said as he patted the car's hood.
- The world economy had a rough patch in the 1930s.
- The storms last summer washed away parts of the road so we can expect some rough patches up ahead.
- To me, a normal cow is white with black patches, but Sarah's from Texas and most of the cows there have solid brown, black, or red coats.
- Doesn't that patch of clouds looks like a bunny?
- I lost my locket in this patch of grass here.
- When ice skating, be sure to stay away from reeds: there are always thin patches of ice there, and you could fall through.
- I never get first place because on track eight, right after you pass the windmill, there's a patch of oil in the road that always gets me.
- Scattered patches of trees or growing corn.
- Many people use a nicotine patch to wean themselves off of nicotine.
- He had scratched his cornea so badly that his doctor told him to wear a patch.
verb
1. to join or unite the pieces of
- patch the skirt
Similar word(s): piece
Definition categories: contact, conjoin, join
2. provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
- The field was patched with snow
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
3. mend by putting a patch on
- patch a hole
Definition categories: change, bushel, doctor, fix, mend, repair, restore
4. repair by adding pieces
Similar word(s): piece
Definition categories: change, bushel, doctor, fix, mend, repair, restore
Sentences with patch as a verb:
- I'll need to patch the preamp output to the mixer.