Sekirov Dictionary

patch

/pæt͡ʃ/

noun 19
verb 10
forms 4
phrases 6

noun19

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A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
- His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away.
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a spot or a short time that stands out because it is not the same as the rest
- The world economy had a rough patch in the 1930s.
- To me, a normal cow is white with black patches, but Sarah's from Texas and most of the cows there have solid brown, black, or red coats.
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A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
- scattered patches of trees or growing corn
- There was a blackberry patch down by the creek, and his grandparents called the pasture down there the cow patch.
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A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
- I can't afford to replace the roof, which is what it really needs. I'll have the roofer apply a patch.
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A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.
- Before you can fix a dam, you have to apply a patch to the hole so that everything can dry off.
- "This patch should hold until you reach the city," the mechanic said as he patted the car's hood.
A piece of data intended to modify a computer file by replacing a part of it.
A piece of material used to cover a wound.
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An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.
- Many people use a nicotine patch to wean themselves off of nicotine.
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A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.
- He had scratched his cornea so badly that his doctor told him to wear a patch.
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A local region of professional responsibility.
- There is a lot to be said in praise of the local or regional outlet that keeps very closely across the doings and news in their patch. — 2012
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A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).
- A synthesizer comes with controls to store patches and edit them. Some high-end synthesizers even have floppy disks for additional patch storage. — 1988
A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.
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(historical) A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.
- Your black patches you wear variously. — 1625
A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
A butterfly of the genus Chlosyne.
A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
(historical) An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.
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(no longer used) A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.
- Shylock: The patch is kind enough, but a huge feeder, Snail-slow in profit, and he sleeps by day More than the wild-cat;[…] — 1596

verb10

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To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- My coat needs patching.
To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
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To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner
- The truce between the two countries has been patched up.
To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question.
To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade.
To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.
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To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
- I patched together this quilt.
To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
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To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.
- I'll need to patch the preamp output to the mixer.

forms

patched · patching · patches · patcheth

Phrases with patch

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