patch 1 (p ch)n. 1. a. A small piece of material affixed to another, larger piece to conceal, reinforce, or repair a worn area, hole, or tear. b. A small piece of cloth used for patchwork. 2. A small cloth badge affixed to a garment as a decoration or an insignia, as of a military unit. 3. a. A dressing or covering applied to protect a wound or sore. b. A pad or shield of cloth worn over an eye socket or an injured eye. c. A transdermal patch. 4. See beauty spot. 5. a. A small piece, part, or section, especially that which differs from or contrasts with the whole: a patch of thin ice; patches of sunlight. b. A small plot or piece of land, especially one that produces or is used for growing specific vegetation: a briar patch; a bean patch. 6. An indefinite period of time; a spell: weathered a difficult patch after losing his job. 7. A temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system. 8. Computer Science A piece of code added to software in order to fix a bug, especially as a temporary correction between two releases. v. patched, patch·ing, patch·es v.tr. 1. To put a patch or patches on. 2. To make by sewing scraps of material together: patch a quilt. 3. To mend, repair, or put together, especially hastily, clumsily, or poorly: They patched together the broken statues with glue and plaster. The delegates will be forced to patch up their differences. 4. To connect temporarily (electronic components), as with a patch cord. 5. Computer Science To correct a bug in (an item of software), especially as a temporary correction between releases. v.intr. Electronics To be connected temporarily. [Middle English pacche, perhaps alteration of pece, pieche, piece; see piece.] patch  a·ble adj.patch er n. |
| patch 2 (pch) n. A fool or clown; a dolt. [Perhaps from Italian dialectal paccio, from Old Italian.] |
patch
Noun
1. a piece of material used to cover a hole in a garment
2. a small contrasting section: there was a bald patch on the top of his head
3. a small plot of land
4. Med a protective covering for an injured eye
5. a scrap or remnant
6. the area under someone's supervision, such as a policeman or social worker
7. a bad patch a difficult time
8. not a patch on not nearly as good as
Verb
1. to mend (a garment) with a patch
2. patch up
a. to mend (something) hurriedly or carelessly
b. to make up (a quarrel)
3. patch together to produce (something) by piecing parts together hurriedly or carelessly [perhaps from French pieche piece]
| patch (pch) 1. A temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system. 2. A piece of code added to software in order to fix a bug, especially as a temporary correction between two versions of the same software. |
Patch a collection or mass of floating ice floes; a patch or small amount of something; a scrap or remnant.
Examples: patch of earth, 1684; of ice floes, 1820; of philosophy, 1529; of poetry, 1633; of potatoes, 1894; of snow, 1807; of sunlight.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  patch - a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"marking - a pattern of marks nebula - (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea splash - a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color" plaque - (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body macule, macula - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases mock sun, parhelion, sundog - a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" macula, sunspot - a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field facula - a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots facula - a bright spot on a planet |
| 2. | patch - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" bed - a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses" garden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivated | |
| 3. | patch - a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole flash - a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to" pasty - (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric shoulder patch - patch worn on the shoulder of a military uniform to indicate rank | |
| 4. | patch - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" cold snap, cold spell - a spell of cold weather hot spell - a spell of hot weather snap - a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May" | |
| 5. | patch - a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program computer program, computer programme, programme, program - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" | |
| 6. | patch - a connection intended to be used for a limited time connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" lash-up, contrivance - any improvised arrangement for temporary use | |
| 7. |  patch - sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" | |
| 8. |  patch - a protective cloth covering for an injured eyecloth covering - a covering made of cloth | |
| 9. |  patch - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the bodyadhesive bandage - bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive capeline bandage - bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap plaster bandage, plaster cast, cast - bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal compression bandage, tourniquet - bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure medical dressing, dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or sore elastic bandage - a bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure four-tailed bandage - a bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head gauze, gauze bandage - (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings immovable bandage - a bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied oblique bandage - a bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb roller bandage - bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application scarf bandage, triangular bandage, sling - bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck suspensory, suspensory bandage - a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) truss - (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure | |
| Verb | 1. | patch - to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" |
| 2. | patch - provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow" | |
| 3. | patch - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" conciliate, patch up, reconcile, settle, make up - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" | |
| 4. | patch - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" |
patch
noun 3. reinforcement, piece of fabric, piece of cloth, piece of material, piece sewn on
patch things up settle, make friends, placate, bury the hatchet, conciliate, settle differences, smooth something over
Translations
patch [pætʃ] n [of material] → parche m (= mended part); remiendo; [of land] → terreno;
(COMPUT) → ajuste m
vt [+ clothes] → remendar;
patch up vt (= mend temporarily) → reparar;
patch [pætʃ] n [of material] → pièce f (= eye patch); cache m (= spot); tache f [of land]; parcelle f [on tyre]; rustine f
vt [+ clothes] → rapiécer;
patch up vt → réparer
patch [pætʃ] n (piece of material) → Flicken m;
(also: eye patch) → Augenklappe f;
vt [+ clothes] → flicken;
(to go through) a bad patch → eine schwierige Zeit (durchmachen)
patch [pætʃ] n [of material] → toppa (= spot); macchia; [of land] → pezzo
vt [+ clothes] → rattoppare;
patch up vt → rappezzare
n patch [pӕtʃ]
1 a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans. lap رُقْعَه кръпка záplata lap der Flicken μπάλωμα remiendo, parche lapp, paik وصله paikka pièce טְלָאי पैवंद krpa,zakrpa folt tambalan bót toppa つぎ 헝겊 조각 lopas ielāps tampalan lap lapp, bot łata remendo petic заплатка záplata zaplata zakrpa lapp รอยปะ yama 補釘 латка پيوند miếng vá 补钉
2 a small piece of ground a vegetable patch. lappie قِطْعَة أرْض парче земя záhon(ek) område; -område; urtehave das Stückchen Land κομμάτι γης parcela, terreno (maa)lapp قطعه palsta carré שֶׁטָח קַטָן खंड, टुकड़ा ploha,malo polje sa djetelinom parcella sebidang tanah skiki, reitur appezzamento 一区画 작게 구획된 땅 plotelis, sklypelis neliels zemes gabals petak lapje grond flekk, lapp, parsell poletko, zagon canteiro bucată de pământ участок záhon(ček) gredica parče zemlje jordlapp, täppa ที่ดินผืนเล็ก ๆ küçük toprak parçası 小塊土地 невелика ділянка چھوٹا قطعۂ زمين khoảng đất nhỏ 小块土地
v
to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers. lap يَرْقَع، يَرْتُق кърпя záplatovat lappe flicken μπαλώνω remendar lappima وصله کردن paikata rapiécer לְהַטלִיא रफू करना zakrpati,pokrpati (meg)foltoz menambal bæta rattoppare つぎをあてる 수선하다, 헝겊을 대(고 깁)다 (už)lopyti []lāpīt; uzlikt ielāpu menampal verstellen lappe, bøte załatać remendar petici латать zaplátať zakrpati zakrpiti lappa, laga ปะ yamamak 修補 латати; лагодити پيوند لگانا vá 修补
adj patchy
not all the same; varying in quality patchy work. ongeluk, wisselvallig مُرَقَّع، غَيْر مُتَجانِس، مُخْتَلِف нееднакъв různorodý, nejednotný uregelmæssig ungleichmäßig ανομοιόμορφος, άνισος desigual, irregular ebaühtlane ناهمگون kirjava inégal לא אָחִיד पैवन्ददार, खंडमय sa zakrpama,nepravilan szedett-vedett tidak merata misjafn irregolare, non uniforme 寄せ集めの 누덕누덕 기운, 이것 저것 긁어 모은 lopiniuotas, nelygus, fragmentiškas juceklīgs; savārstīts; nevīžīgs baik isinya di sana sini ongelijk uensartet, ujevn, spredt niejednolity, różnorodny, nierówny irregular inegal неоднородный strakatý, rôznorodý, nejednotný neenoten neujednačen ojämn, växlande ที่ผสมผเสกัน tutarsız, derme çatma 不調和的 неоднорідний; уривчастий مختلف النوع không đều 不调和的
n patchiness
wisselvalligheid تَرْقيع، عدَم تَجانُس нестройност nepravidelnost uregelmæssighed die Ungleichmäßigkeit ανομοιογένεια irregularidad, falta de uniformidad ebaühtlus وصله وصله بودن kirjavuus manque d'unité טְלָאִים पैवंद वाला nepotpunost,neujednačenost foltosság tambalan e-ð sem er ójafnt irregolarità つぎはぎだらけ 불균형임 margumas juceklīgums baik isinya di sana sini ongelijkheid uensartethet pstrokacizna irregularidade inegalitate, caracter inegal неоднородность nepravidelnosť neenotnost neujednačenost ojämnhet, växlande karaktär การผสมปนเป derme çatma olma 不調和 неоднорідність جوڑ sự chắp vá 不调和
n patchwork
cloth made by sewing small pieces of material together a skirt made of patchwork; (also adjective ) a patchwork quilt. lapwerk ثَوْب او لحاف مكوَّن من قِطَع ، تَرْقيع възглавница, покривка и пр. от различни парчета плат sešívaná ruční práce; sešívaný patchwork; klude- das Patchwork; Patchwork-... συρραφή ρεταλιών, κουρελού labor de retazos/retales lappidest rõivas, lapi- چهل تکه tilkkukangas (en) patchwork עֲבוֹדַת טְלָאִים चप्पाकारी krparija,nešto složeno od različitih dijelova darabokból összevarrt takaró stb. tambal-tambalan bútasaumur patchwork つぎはぎ細工、パッチワーク 쪽모이 durstinys iš skiautelių no gabaliņiem sašūts rokdarbs; lupatu (sega u.tml.) kerja tampal cantum lapjeswerk, lappen{#169} lappeteknikk; i lappeteknikk, lappe- tkanina zszyta z różnych kawałków (colcha) de retalhos (pânză făcută din) petice лоскутное изделие zošívaná ručná práca; zošívaný krpičasto blago pačvork lapptäcksarbete สิ่งที่เกิดจากการปะติดปะต่อกัน yama işi 縫綴起來的各色布片 клаптикова ковдра; зшитий з клаптиків پيوند سے تيار شدہ کپڑا miếng vải chắp vá 缝缀起来的各色布片
patch up
1 to mend, especially quickly and temporarily He patched up the roof with bits of wood. regmaak يُرَمِّم، يُصَلِّح закърпвам záplatovat lappe zusammenflicken επιδιορθώνω πρόχειρα remendar o componer provisionalmente kokku lappima سرهم بندی کردن korjata rafistoler לְתַקֵן בִּטלַאי मरम्मत करना, चकती लगाना za nuždu popraviti kijavít menambal lappa upp á aggiustare 直す 임시로 때우다 pataisyti, paremontuoti aizlāpīt; saremontēt membaiki oplappen lappe sammen załatać, zreperować remendar a cârpi на скорую руку чинить zaplátať površno popraviti zakrpiti lappa ihop ซ่อมแซม onarmak 縫補 підправляти; лагодити нашвидкуруч درست کرنا sửa chữa qua loa 缝补
2 to settle (a quarrel) They soon patched up their disagreement. skik يِحلُّ نِزاعا، يُهَدِّئُ خِصاما разрешавам srovnat (se) gøre god igen; forhandle på plads beilegen διευθετώ φιλονικία, τα ξαναφτιάχνω arreglar, resolver kokkuleppele jõudma فیصله دادن sopia se raccommoder לְהִתפַּייֵס निपटाना, तय करना, रफा-दफा करना privremeno izgladiti svađu elsimít (nézeteltérést) menyelesaikan sættast appianare 静める (분쟁을) 가라앉히다 užbaigti nokārtot/izbeigt (strīdu); salabt menyelesaikan bijleggen glatte over en krangel załagodzić resolver a aplana улаживать urovnať izgladiti izgladiti ordna upp กลับมาเป็นมิตรกัน tatlıya bağlamak 平息 улагоджувати اختلاف ختم کرنا dàn xếp 平息
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