patch

nouns

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"

dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot

is derived from

patchy

a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

"a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"

patch, plot, plot of ground, plot of land

a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole

patch

is a type of (narrower)

a separate part consisting of fabric

piece of cloth, piece of material

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"

patch, piece, spell, while

a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program

patch

is a type of (narrower)

(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

"the program required several hundred lines of code"

computer program, computer programme, program, programme

a connection intended to be used for a limited time

patch, temporary hookup

sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)

"her stockings had several mends"

darn, mend, patch

a protective cloth covering for an injured eye

eyepatch, patch

a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

bandage, patch

verbs

to join or unite the pieces of

"patch the skirt"

patch, piece

is derived from

patching

provide with a patch; also used metaphorically

"The field was patched with snow"

patch

is derived from

patching

is a type of (narrower)

give something useful or necessary to

"We provided the room with an electrical heater"

furnish, provide, render, supply

mend by putting a patch on

"patch a hole"

patch, patch up

is derived from

patching