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English to English noun
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a small contrasting part of something |  | Example: a bald spot
a leopard's spots
a patch of clouds
patches of thin ice
a fleck of red
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation | | Example: a bean plot
a cabbage patch
a briar patch
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole | | source: wordnet30
| 4 |
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition | | Example: he was here for a little while
I need to rest for a piece
a spell of good weather
a patch of bad weather
source: wordnet30
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a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program | | source: wordnet30
| 6 |
a connection intended to be used for a limited time | | source: wordnet30
| 7 |
sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) | | Example: her stockings had several mends
source: wordnet30
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a protective cloth covering for an injured eye | | source: wordnet30
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a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body | | source: wordnet30
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A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a hole. | | source: webster1913 verb
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to join or unite the pieces of | | Example: patch the skirt
source: wordnet30
| 12 |
provide with a patch; also used metaphorically | | Example: The field was patched with snow
source: wordnet30
| 13 |
mend by putting a patch on | | Example: patch a hole
source: wordnet30
| 14 |
repair by adding pieces | | Example: She pieced the china cup
source: wordnet30
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To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat. | | source: webster1913
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