"patch" meaning in English

See patch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pætʃ/ Audio: en-us-patch.ogg [US] Forms: patch [singular], patches [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|patch|patches}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A patch is a small area that is a different colour or material from the area around it.
    Sense id: simple-patch-en-noun-TlA287R7
  2. A patch is a piece of material that is sewn on clothes to cover a hole or for decoration.
    Sense id: simple-patch-en-noun-O7XnwJlP
  3. A patch is a computer program that fixes another program.
    Sense id: simple-patch-en-noun-fWBInd5h Categories (other): Technical
  4. A patch is a length of time.
    Sense id: simple-patch-en-noun-yxqeKDpH
  5. An eye patch is something to cover an eye.
    Sense id: simple-patch-en-noun-ewz-cl1h

Verb

IPA: /pætʃ/ Audio: en-us-patch.ogg [US] Forms: patch [canonical], patches [third-person, singular], patched [past], patched [past, participle], patching [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|patch|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you patch clothing, a tire, etc., you put a piece of material on it to cover a hole.
    Sense id: simple-patch-en-verb-IfcqYg1y
  2. If you patch a number of things together, you put them together, but not very well.
    Sense id: simple-patch-en-verb-xgZgX6Nn
  3. If you patch something up, you fix it.
    Sense id: simple-patch-en-verb-lMsoiXtX
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          "text": "He'd come every other Sunday afternoon to mow the little patch of grass in front of the house."
        },
        {
          "text": "He had red patches of skin in different places on his body."
        },
        {
          "text": "We could see blue patches of sky between the trees."
        },
        {
          "text": "Joe's father looked to the dark patch under the tree where Joe stood concealed."
        },
        {
          "text": "Our small patch of forest was different."
        }
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          "text": "She was wearing a jacket with patches on the elbows."
        }
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        "A patch is a computer program that fixes another program."
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        {
          "text": "Her business has hit a rough patch lately."
        }
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        "An eye patch is something to cover an eye."
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          "text": "She patched a hole in the wall where it looked like John's head had hit it."
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          "text": "I was hoping the problem would be patched up before I got there."
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          "text": "We could see blue patches of sky between the trees."
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