1
a small contrasting part of something
"a bald spot"
"a leopard's spots"
"a patch of clouds"
"patches of thin ice"
"a fleck of red"
2
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
"a bean plot"
"a cabbage patch"
"a briar patch"
3
a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
"She carefully stitched a colorful floral patch onto her torn denim jacket to hide the stain."
4
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
"he was here for a little while"
"I need to rest for a piece"
"a spell of good weather"
"a patch of bad weather"
5
a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
"The developer released an urgent patch to fix the security vulnerability that had been discovered yesterday."
6
a connection intended to be used for a limited time
"After the main server crashed, our IT team activated a temporary patch to keep the website running until repairs were finished."
7
sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
"her stockings had several mends"
8
a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
"After falling off his bike, I had to wear a dark patch over my left eye while it healed."
9
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
"He applied a sterile gauze patch over his scraped knee before bandaging it up."
10
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
"The old sailor called his clumsy apprentice a patch for messing up the knot again."
11
A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.
1
to join or unite the pieces of
"patch the skirt"
2
provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
"The field was patched with snow"
3
mend by putting a patch on
"patch a hole"
4
repair by adding pieces
"She pieced the china cup"
5
To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like
"She carefully stitched a fabric patch over the hole in her jeans to prevent further tearing."
1
A surname.
"The Patch family has lived in that valley for three generations."
Example Sentences
"a bald spot"
noun
"a leopard's spots"
noun
"a patch of clouds"
noun
"patches of thin ice"
noun
"a fleck of red"
noun
"a bean plot"
noun
"a cabbage patch"
noun
"a briar patch"
noun
"he was here for a little while"
noun
"I need to rest for a piece"
noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)