patch

1. 1.

   to join or unite the pieces of

   “patch the skirt”

   Synonymspiece

   Broaderjoin

   Narrowervamp
2. 2.

   provide with a patch; also used metaphorically

   “The field was patched with snow”

   Broadersupply
3. 3.

   mend by putting a patch on

   “patch a hole”

   Synonymspatch up

   Broaderrepair
4. 4.

   repair by adding pieces

   “She pieced the china cup”

   Synonymspiece

   Broaderrepair

Other forms of patch

plural

patches·

past tense

patched·

present participle

patching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about patch

What does patch mean?

patch means "a small contrasting part of something". That is the primary sense; the word has 13 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in patch?

patch has 1 syllable: patch. In IPA it is /ˈpætʃ/.

What is another word for patch?

Close synonyms include spot, speckle, dapple, fleck, maculation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is patch a common word?

patch is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.