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noun
- 1. a piece of cloth or other material used to mend or strengthen a torn or weak point: "the jacket was of well-worn tweed with leather patches on the elbows" Similar
- 2. a part of something marked out from the rest by a particular characteristic: "his hair was combed forward to hide a growing bald patch" Similar
verb
- 1. mend or strengthen (fabric or clothing) with a patch: "her jeans were neatly patched"
- 2. treat someone's injuries or repair the damage to something in an improvised way: informal "they did their best to patch up the gaping wounds"
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PATCH definition: 1. a small area that is different in some way from the area that surrounds it: 2. a local area…. Learn more.
1. : a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot. 2. : a tiny piece of black silk or court plaster worn on the face or neck especially by women to hide a blemish or to heighten beauty. 3. a. : a piece of material (such as adhesive plaster) used medically usually to cover a wound. b.
When you patch something, you repair it, like when you patch a hole in the knee of your favorite jeans or when road crews use asphalt to patch a pothole in the street. The verb patch describes fixing by filling in a weak spot or by replacing missing material.
Patch definition: a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place. See examples of PATCH used in a sentence.
1. a. A small piece of material affixed to another, larger piece to conceal, reinforce, or repair a worn area, hole, or tear. b. A small piece of cloth used for patchwork. 2. A small cloth badge affixed to a garment as a decoration or an insignia, as of a military unit. 3. a. A dressing or covering applied to protect a wound or sore. b.
PATCH meaning: 1. a small area that is different in some way from the area that surrounds it: 2. a local area…. Learn more.
Definition of patch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a small piece of material that is used to cover a hole in something or to make a weak area stronger, or as decoration I sewed patches on the knees of my jeans. a piece of material that you wear over an eye, usually because the eye is damaged He had a black patch over one eye. see eyepatch.
patch something to improve a computer program or correct a fault in it by adding a small piece of code (= instructions that a computer can understand) A bug in the previous version has been patched in this release.
patch noun [C] (LAND) a small area of land used for a particular purpose: a cabbage / vegetable patch. a bad/rough, etc patch. a difficult time: I think their marriage is going through a bad patch.