patch

1. (verb) mend or supply with a patch; "patch a hole"
Synonyms: patch up
Related Words: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on

2. (verb) to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"
Synonyms: piece
Related Words: conjoin, join, vamp, vamp up

3. (verb) provide with a patch; also used metaphorically: "The field was patched with snow"
Related Words: furnish, provide, render, supply

4. (noun) a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
Related Words: pasties, piece of cloth, shoulder patch

5. (noun) a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
Related Words: computer program, computer programme, program, programme

6. (verb) repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"
Synonyms: piece
Related Words: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on

7. (noun) a protective covering for an injured eye
Synonyms: eyepatch
Related Words: cloth covering

8. (noun) sewing that repairs a worn or torn place in a garment
Synonyms: mend
Related Words: sewing, stitchery

9. (noun) a connection intended to be used for a limited time
Synonyms: temporary hookup
Related Words: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion, contrivance, lash-up

10. (noun) a small area of planted ground; "a cabbage patch"
Synonyms: plot, plot of ground
Related Words: bed, garden, parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract

11. (noun) a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "a fleck of red"
Synonyms: dapple, fleck, maculation, speckle, spot
Related Words: macula, macule, marking, pinpoint, plaque, speck



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