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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 small piece of material used to cover a hole or tear or to make a weak place stronger.
I have elbow patches on my jacket.- similar words:
- covering, piece
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| definition 2: |
a small pad or other covering used to protect an injury.
He had to wear a patch after he scratched his eye.- similar words:
- bandage, dressing, gauze, pad
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| definition 3: |
a fairly small piece of land on which a particular crop grows.
There was a vegetable patch behind the house.- synonyms:
- plot
- similar words:
- bed, garden, lot, parcel, tract
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| definition 4: |
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, expanse, place, section, stretch, zone
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| related words: |
compress, plot |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
patches, patching, patched |
| definition 1: |
to repair or make stronger with one or more patches.
My mother patched the elbow of my torn sweater.- similar words:
- cover, darn, fix, mend, reinforce, repair
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| definition 2: |
to put together or repair in a quick or careless way.
The children patched together a club house out of some old boards and crates.He patched the broken tennis racket with some tape.- synonyms:
- improvise
- similar words:
- assemble, fix, repair, slap, stitch, throw
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| related words: |
treat |
| derivations: |
patchable (adj.), patcher (n.) |
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