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Definition patch in American English

patch noun

[countable] noun
/pætʃ/
1

a piece of cloth that you sew over a hole in clothes, or over a part where holes might form

Example

She wore a sweater with patches on the elbows.

Synonyms and related words
arm armhole bib
1.1

a cover that you wear over an injured eye

Example

an eye patch

Synonyms and related words
bandage Band-Aid brace
1.2

a small piece of cloth with a design on it that you sew onto clothes for decoration

Example

She had sewn colorful patches on her jeans.

Synonyms and related words
arm armhole bib
2

an area that is different from what surrounds it

Example

Icy patches are likely on some roads.

Example

The male has a distinctive white patch on its tail.

Example

There were damp patches on the ceiling.

Example

We sat down in a patch of shade.

Synonyms and related words
arabesque argyle arrangement
3

a piece of ground, especially one where you grow fruit or vegetables, or where a particular plant grows

Example

the carrot patch

Example

a patch of nettles/grass/scrub

Example

The "lawn" was just a tiny patch of grass.

Synonyms and related words
allotment backyard bed
4

an area that someone thinks of as belonging to them, for example because they live or work there

Synonyms and related words
home environment town
5

a piece of software that you add to a computer program in order to improve it or remove a fault

Example

You can download this patch from our website.

Synonyms and related words
accounting package ad blocker address book
Synonyms and related words
ashtray cessation chain-smoke
Definition patch in American English