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patch

/ patch /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
"The field was patched with snow"
Type of:
supply provide render
Derived:
spot speckle dapple fleck maculation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
to join or unite the pieces of
"patch the skirt"
Type of:
join conjoin
Kinds of:
vamp vamp up
Derived:
piece mend darn patching
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 3
mend by putting a patch on
"patch a hole"
Type of:
repair mend fix
Derived:
mend darn patching
See also:
reconcile patch up make up conciliate settle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
noun Sense 4
a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
Type of:
program programme computer program
noun Sense 5
a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
Type of:
piece of cloth piece of material
Kinds of:
flash pasties shoulder patch
Derived:
piece
noun Sense 6
a connection intended to be used for a limited time
Type of:
connection connexion connector
verb Sense 7
repair by adding pieces
"She pieced the china cup"
Type of:
repair mend fix
Derived:
piece
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
"her stockings had several mends"
Type of:
sewing stitchery
Derived:
patch up piece
noun Sense 9
a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
Type of:
cloth covering
noun Sense 10
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
Type of:
dressing medical dressing
Kinds of:
adhesive bandage capeline bandage cast plaster cast plaster bandage
Derived:
bandage
noun Sense 11
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
"a bean plot"
"a cabbage patch"
"a briar patch"
Type of:
tract piece of land piece of ground
Kinds of:
bed garden
noun Sense 12
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"
Type of:
marking
Kinds of:
speck pinpoint nebula worn spot fret
Derived:
spot fleck blob blot mottle
noun Sense 13
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"
Type of:
time
Kinds of:
cold spell cold snap hot spell snap
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
77
Times Searched
3
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supply provide render join conjoin vamp vamp up repair mend fix program programme