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English to English noun
| 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
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation |
• 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 |
• 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) |
• 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 |
• patch the skirt
source: wordnet30
| 12 |
provide with a patch; also used metaphorically |
• The field was patched with snow
source: wordnet30
| 13 |
mend by putting a patch on |
• patch a hole
source: wordnet30
| 14 |
repair by adding pieces |
• 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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