patch

patch
[[t]pæ̱tʃ[/t]]
patches, patching, patched
1) N-COUNT: usu with supp A patch on a surface is a part of it which is different in appearance from the area around it.

...the bald patch on the top of his head...

There was a small patch of blue in the grey clouds.

...two big damp patches on the carpet.

2) N-COUNT: with supp, oft N of n A patch of land is a small area of land where a particular plant or crop grows.

...a patch of land covered in forest.

...the little vegetable patch in her backyard.

...a patch of wild cornflowers.

3) N-COUNT A patch is a piece of material which you use to cover a hole in something.

...jackets with patches on the elbows.

...trying to fix the flat tire by putting a patch on it.

4) N-COUNT A patch is a small piece of material which you wear to cover an injured eye.
→ See also eye patch

She went to the hospital and found him lying down with a patch over his eye.

5) VERB If you patch something that has a hole in it, you mend it by fastening a patch over the hole.

[V n] He and Walker patched the barn roof...

[V n] One of the mechanics took off the damaged tyre, and took it back to the station to be patched.

[V-ed] ...their patched clothes.

6) PHRASE: N inflects If you have or go through a bad patch or a rough patch, you have a lot of problems for a time. [mainly BRIT]

His marriage was going through a bad patch...

The company I work for went through a rough patch.

7) PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR n If you say that someone or something is not a patch on another person or thing, you mean that they are not as good as that person or thing. [BRIT, INFORMAL]

He's not a patch on the rest of the Cabinet...

Handsome, she thought, but not a patch on Alex.

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  • Patch — Patch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patching}.] 1. To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat. [1913 Webster] 2. To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on; to repair… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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