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patch
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- pronunciation:
- paech
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A patch is a small piece of material that is used to cover a hole, tear, or weak spot in a piece of clothing or other fabric.
I ripped a hole in my jeans, so my mother sewed on a patch to cover the hole.- similar words:
- covering, piece
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| definition 2: |
When you put a patch on a part of your body, you put a small pad or other covering over it to protect it.
Patrick wore a patch on his eye after he badly scratched it.- similar words:
- bandage, dressing, gauze, pad
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| definition 3: |
A patch of land is a fairly small piece of land, especially one that grows something different from the areas around it.
When we moved into our new house, I found a small berry patch in the backyard.Avery and his mother keep a vegetable patch behind the house.The farmer plans to grow potatoes on that patch of land up there.- synonyms:
- plot
- similar words:
- bed, garden, lot
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| definition 4: |
A patch is an area that is part of a larger area but is different from it in color or some other way.
There is a patch of skin on my arm that itches.- synonyms:
- spot
- similar words:
- area, place, section, stretch, zone
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| related words: |
plot |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
patches, patching, patched |
| definition 1: |
When you patch something, you repair it or make it stronger with one or more patches.
Marcus patched the elbow of his torn shirt.- similar words:
- cover, fix, mend, repair
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| definition 2: |
When you patch something, you repair it, but you do it in a way that might not look right or solve the problem for a long time.
Our neighbor patched his broken window with some cardboard and tape.- similar words:
- assemble, fix, repair, slap, stitch, throw
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| related words: |
treat |
| derivations: |
patchable (adj.), patcher (n.) |
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