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patch
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Noun
  • a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
  • a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
  • sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
    • her stockings had several mends
  • a connection intended to be used for a limited time
  • a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
  • 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
  • a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
  • a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
    • a bean plot
    • a cabbage patch
    • a briar patch
  • 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
Verb
  • repair by adding pieces
    • She pieced the china cup
  • mend by putting a patch on
    • patch a hole
  • provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
    • The field was patched with snow
  • to join or unite the pieces of
    • patch the skirt
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