Patch
/pætʃ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Patch
noun
- A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
"His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away."
- A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
"I can't afford to replace the roof, which is what it really needs. I'll have the roofer apply a patch."
- A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.
""This patch should hold until you reach the city," the mechanic said as he patted the car's hood."
- A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
"Doesn't that patch of clouds looks like a bunny?"
- (specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
"Scattered patches of trees or growing corn."
verb
- To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like
"My coat needs patching."
- To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
- To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
- To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
- To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
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