patch

/pætʃ/ · noun

Meaning

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.
A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
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.
A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
(specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
A local region of professional responsibility.
To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like
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.
(generally with the particle "up") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner
A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.

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