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patch
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
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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)
“her stockings had several mends”
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
“a bald spot”
noun
a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
noun
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
“a bean plot”
noun
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
“he was here for a little while”
verb
repair by adding pieces
“She pieced the china cup”
verb
mend by putting a patch on
“patch a hole”
verb
to join or unite the pieces of
“patch the skirt”
verb
provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
“The field was patched with snow”
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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
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