SkyfireDict

patch   (TTS Sound)

The noun patch has 9 senses

• spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation -- (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")


• plot, plot of land, plot of ground, patch -- (a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch")


• patch -- (a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole)


• while, piece, spell, patch -- (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")


• patch -- (a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program)


• temporary hookup, patch -- (a connection intended to be used for a limited time)


• mend, patch, darn -- (sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends")


• eyepatch, patch -- (a protective cloth covering for an injured eye)


• bandage, patch -- (a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body)

The verb patch has 4 senses

• patch, piece -- (to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt")


• patch -- (provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow")


• patch, patch up -- (mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole")


• piece, patch -- (repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup")