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English noun: patch | |||
| 1. | patch (attribute) a small contrasting part of something | ||
| Samples | A bald spot. A leopard's spots. A patch of clouds. Patches of thin ice. A fleck of red. | ||
| Synonyms | dapple, fleck, maculation, speckle, spot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | marking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | facula, facula, fret, macula, macula, macule, mock sun, nebula, parhelion, pinpoint, plaque, speck, splash, sundog, sunspot, worn spot | ||
| 2. | patch (location) a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation | ||
| Samples | A bean plot. A cabbage patch. A briar patch. | ||
| Synonyms | plot, plot of ground, plot of land | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bed, garden | ||
| 3. | patch (artifact) a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | piece of cloth, piece of material | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flash, pasty, shoulder patch | ||
| 4. | patch (time) a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition | ||
| Samples | He was here for a little while. I need to rest for a piece. A spell of good weather. A patch of bad weather. | ||
| Synonyms | piece, spell, while | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cold snap, cold spell, hot spell, snap | ||
| 5. | patch (communication) a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | computer program, computer programme, program, programme | ||
| 6. | patch (artifact) a connection intended to be used for a limited time | ||
| Synonyms | temporary hookup | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion, contrivance, lash-up | ||
| 7. | patch (artifact) sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) | ||
| Samples | Her stockings had several mends. | ||
| Synonyms | darn, mend | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sewing, stitchery | ||
| 8. | patch (artifact) a protective cloth covering for an injured eye | ||
| Synonyms | eyepatch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloth covering | ||
| 9. | patch (artifact) a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body | ||
| Synonyms | bandage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dressing, medical dressing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adhesive bandage, capeline bandage, cast, compression bandage, elastic bandage, four-tailed bandage, immovable bandage, oblique bandage, plaster bandage, plaster cast, roller bandage, scarf bandage, sling, suspensory, suspensory bandage, swathe, tourniquet, triangular bandage, truss, wrapping | ||
| Part holonym | gauze, gauze bandage | ||
English verb: patch | |||
| 1. | patch (contact) to join or unite the pieces of | ||
| Samples | Patch the skirt. | ||
| Examples | They patch the cape | ||
| Synonyms | piece | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conjoin, join | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | vamp, vamp up | ||
| 2. | patch (possession) provide with a patch; also used metaphorically | ||
| Samples | The field was patched with snow. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| 3. | patch (change) mend by putting a patch on | ||
| Samples | Patch a hole. | ||
| Examples | They patch the cape | ||
| Synonyms | patch up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on | ||
| 4. | patch (change) repair by adding pieces | ||
| Samples | She pieced the china cup. | ||
| Synonyms | piece | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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