English to English noun
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a small contrasting part of something | Example:
• a bald spot • a leopard's spots • a patch of clouds • patches of thin ice • a fleck of red
source: wordnet30
2 |
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation | Example:
• a bean plot • a cabbage patch • a briar patch
source: wordnet30
3 |
a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole | source: wordnet30
4 |
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition | Example:
• he was here for a little while • I need to rest for a piece • a spell of good weather • a patch of bad weather
source: wordnet30
5 |
a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program | source: wordnet30
6 |
a connection intended to be used for a limited time | source: wordnet30
7 |
sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) | Example:
• her stockings had several mends
source: wordnet30
8 |
a protective cloth covering for an injured eye | source: wordnet30
9 |
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body | source: wordnet30
10 |
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. | source: webster1913 verb
11 |
to join or unite the pieces of | Example:
• patch the skirt
source: wordnet30
12 |
provide with a patch; also used metaphorically | Example:
• The field was patched with snow
source: wordnet30
13 |
mend by putting a patch on | Example:
• patch a hole
source: wordnet30
14 |
repair by adding pieces | Example:
• She pieced the china cup
source: wordnet30
15 |
To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat. | source: webster1913
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