English dictionary
patch
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
noun
- a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
noun
- sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
noun
- a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
noun
- a connection intended to be used for a limited time
noun
- a small contrasting part of something
noun
- a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
noun
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
noun
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
verb
- repair by adding pieces
verb
- mend by putting a patch on
verb
- to join or unite the pieces of
verb
- provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
Example sentences
her stockings had several mends
a bald spot
a leopard's spots
a patch of clouds
patches of thin ice
a fleck of red
a bean plot
a cabbage patch
a briar patch
he was here for a little while
I need to rest for a piece
a spell of good weather
a patch of bad weather
She pieced the china cup
patch a hole
patch the skirt
The field was patched with snow