patch

noun countable

UK /pætʃ/

Word Forms

singular	patch
plural	patches

1
an area that is different from what surrounds it
Icy patches are likely on some roads.
The male has a distinctive white patch on its tail.
There were damp patches on the ceiling.
patch of:
We sat down in a patch of shade.
Synonyms and related words
Patterns and arrangements
arabesque
argyle
arrangement
2
a piece of ground, especially one where you grow fruit or vegetables, or where a particular plant grows
the vegetable patch
a patch of nettles/grass/scrub
The ‘lawn’ was just a tiny patch of grass.
Synonyms and related words
Gardens and areas in gardens
allotment
backyard
bagh
3
a piece of cloth that you sew over a hole in clothes, or over a part where holes might form
She wore a sweater with patches on the elbows.
Synonyms and related words
Parts of clothes
arm
armhole
basque
1. 3a
  a small piece of cloth with a design on it that you sew onto clothes for decoration
  She had sewn colourful patches on her jeans.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of clothes
  arm
  armhole
  basque
2. 3b
  a cover that you wear over an injured eye
  an eye patch
  Synonyms and related words
  Bandages, supports and other dressings
  bandage
  Band-Aid
  brace
4
informalan area that someone thinks of as belonging to them, for example because they live or work there. The usual American word is turf
Some officers claim that there are no drugs on their patch.
Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live
environment
town
5
computinga piece of software that you add to a computer program in order to improve it or remove a fault
You can download this patch from our website.
Synonyms and related words
Computer software
accounting package
ad blocker
address book
6
a nicotine patch
Synonyms and related words
Smoking and not smoking
ashtray
cessation
chain-smoke

phrases

a bad/sticky/difficult/rough patch

a bald patch

in patches

not a patch on something

patch

noun countable

US /pætʃ/

Word Forms

singular	patch
plural	patches

1
a piece of cloth that you sew over a hole in clothes, or over a part where holes might form
She wore a sweater with patches on the elbows.
Synonyms and related words
Parts of clothes
arm
armhole
bib
1. 1a
  a cover that you wear over an injured eye
  an eye patch
  Synonyms and related words
  Bandages, supports and other dressings
  bandage
  Band-Aid
  brace
2. 1b
  a small piece of cloth with a design on it that you sew onto clothes for decoration
  She had sewn colorful patches on her jeans.
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of clothes
  arm
  armhole
  bib
2
an area that is different from what surrounds it
Icy patches are likely on some roads.
The male has a distinctive white patch on its tail.
There were damp patches on the ceiling.
patch of:
We sat down in a patch of shade.
Synonyms and related words
Patterns and arrangements
arabesque
argyle
arrangement
3
a piece of ground, especially one where you grow fruit or vegetables, or where a particular plant grows
the carrot patch
a patch of nettles/grass/scrub
The “lawn” was just a tiny patch of grass.
Synonyms and related words
Gardens and areas in gardens
allotment
backyard
bed
4
mainly Britishinformalan area that someone thinks of as belonging to them, for example because they live or work there
Synonyms and related words
Home and places where people live
environment
town
5
computinga piece of software that you add to a computer program in order to improve it or remove a fault
You can download this patch from our website.
Synonyms and related words
Computer software
accounting package
ad blocker
address book
6
a nicotine patch
Synonyms and related words
Smoking and not smoking
ashtray
cessation
chain-smoke

phrases

a bad/sticky/difficult/rough patch

a bald patch

in patches

patch

verb transitive

UK /pætʃ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	patch
he/she/it	patches
present participle	patching
past tense	patched
past participle	patched

1
to cover a hole in clothes by sewing a patch over it
Synonyms and related words
To repair something
darn
do up
fix
Synonyms and related words
To sew, or to sew something
sew
mend
stitch

phrasal verbs

patch together

patch up

patch

verb transitive

US /pætʃ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	patch
he/she/it	patches
present participle	patching
past tense	patched
past participle	patched

1
to cover a hole in clothes by sewing a patch over it
Synonyms and related words
To repair something
darn
do up
fix
Synonyms and related words
To sew, or to sew something
sew
mend
stitch

phrasal verbs

patch through

patch together

patch up

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