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Definition patch in British English

patch noun

[countable] noun
/pætʃ/
1

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
2

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

Example

the vegetable patch

Example

a patch of nettles/grass/scrub

Example

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

Synonyms and related words
allotment backyard bagh
3

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 basque
3.1

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

Example

She had sewn colourful patches on her jeans.

Synonyms and related words
arm armhole basque
3.2

a cover that you wear over an injured eye

Example

an eye patch

Synonyms and related words
bandage Band-Aid braces
4

an area that someone thinks of as belonging to them, for example because they live or work there. The usual American word is turf

Example

Some officers claim that there are no drugs on their patch.

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 British English