patch

patch
n
1. piece of material, piece, Archaic. clout.
2. snip, snippet, tag, tatter, scrap, shred, tag, stitch.
3. tract, plot, plot of land or ground, plat, lot, parcel of land, field, Brit. croft.
v
4. mend, sew, sew up, stitch; darn, Archaic. clout; strengthen, reinforce; cover.
5.(all usu. in a hasty or makeshift manner) fix, Inf. fix up, repair, restore, recondition, Inf. doctor or doctor up; jury-rig, toss or throw together, slap together, knock together, Brit. knock up.
6. settle, settle differences, set straight or right, bring to terms; ameliorate, meliorate, appease, pacify, propitiate, placate, conciliate, pour oil on troubled waters.

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  • Patch — Patch, n. [OE. pacche; of uncertain origin, perh. for placche; cf. Prov. E. platch patch, LG. plakk, plakke.] 1. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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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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  • patch — [n1] piece, spot, area bit, blob, chunk, fix, ground, hunk, land, lot, plat, plot, scrap, shred, stretch, strip, tract; concepts 452,471,513 patch [n2] piece applied to cover a gap or lack application, appliqué, Band Aid*, mend, reinforcement;… …   New thesaurus

  • patch|y — «PACH ee», adjective, patch|i|er, patch|i|est. 1. abounding in or characterized by patches: »land patchy with rock. 2. occurring in, forming, or resembling patches: »a …   Useful english dictionary

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