Patch | Mean of patch in English Dictionary

/ˈpætʃ/

• Noun
• a piece of material that is used to cover a hole in something or to provide extra protection to an area
1. His pants have patches on the knees.
2. a jacket with brown patches on the elbows
3. He put a patch over the hole in the tire tube.
• a piece of material that is worn over your eye because of injury or for medical reasons
• a piece of material that contains a drug and that is worn on your skin to allow the drug to slowly enter your body over a long period of time
1. She wears a nicotine patch to help her quit smoking.

• a small spot or area that is different from the surrounding area
1. There were icy patches [=areas of ice] on the road.
2. Fog patches made driving difficult.
3. He is developing a bald patch on the back of his head.
4. The cat has black patches on its forehead and tail.
5. The chair's original paint is still visible in patches. [=in spots]
6. I could see a patch of blue sky through the clouds.
7. There are patches of weeds all over the lawn.
• a small area of land where a particular fruit or vegetable grows
1. a pumpkin/strawberry patch
• a period of time
1. He's going through a bad/difficult/rough patch [=spell] right now.
• a piece of cloth with words or pictures that is sewn on clothing as a decoration or as part of a uniform
• a program that corrects or updates an existing program
1. a software patch
• an area that someone knows well, works or lives in, or comes from
1. He knows everything that happens in/on his patch.
• to be much less good, appealing, impressive, etc., than (someone or something)
1. The new chairman isn't a patch on his predecessor.
• Verb
• to cover a hole in (something) with a piece of material
1. She patched (the hole in) the blanket.
2. The fence needs to be patched.
3. He patched (up) the roof.
• to connect (a person, telephone call, etc.) to a communication system especially for a short period of time
1. They patched him into the conference call.
2. The operator patched the call/caller through.
• to put (something) together usually in a quick or careless way
1. She patched a meal together from what was in the cupboard.
2. They quickly patched together a new plan.
• to deal with (a problem, disagreement, etc.) in order to improve or repair a relationship
1. They finally patched up [=settled] their differences.
2. He is going to try to patch things up with his girlfriend.
• to give quick and usually temporary medical treatment to (someone or something)
1. The doctor patched him up, so he's going to be as good as new.
2. She patched up his wounded arm.