Patch - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pætʃ|  American pronunciation of the word patch
Brit.  |pætʃ|  British pronunciation of the word patch

noun

- a small contrasting part of something (syn: dapple, fleck, speckle, spot)
a patch of clouds
patches of thin ice
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation (syn: plot)
a cabbage patch
a briar patch
- a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition (syn: piece, spell, while)
a patch of bad weather
- a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
- a connection intended to be used for a limited time
- sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) (syn: darn, mend)
- a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
- a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body (syn: bandage)

verb

- to join or unite the pieces of (syn: piece)
patch the skirt
- provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
The field was patched with snow
- mend by putting a patch on (syn: patch up)
patch a hole
- repair by adding pieces (syn: piece)

Extra examples

The fence needs to be patched.

They patched him into the conference call.

The trousers had patches all over them.

Download the latest patch from our Web site.

His trousers were patched up, and he was ashamed of them.

We finally found a patch of grass to sit down on.

Belinda watched a patch of sunlight move slowly across the wall.

Look out for icy patches on the road.

He combs his hair over his bald patch.

He had a black patch over one eye.

Found: female puppy, white with brown patches.

The field was patched with snow

He wears a patch over one eye.

The accident happened when her car slid on a patch of ice.

He went through a rough patch after his divorce.

Phrasal verbs

patch up  — mend by putting a patch on

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: patch
he/she/it: patches
present participle: patching
past tense: patched
past participle: patched
noun
singular: patch
plural: patches
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