PATCH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PATCH?

Need another word that means the same as “patch”? Find 88 synonyms and 30 related words for “patch” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Patch” are: dapple, fleck, maculation, speckle, spot, temporary hookup, eyepatch, darn, mend, bandage, piece, spell, while, plot, plot of ground, plot of land, piece of cloth, piece of fabric, piece of leather, piece of material, reinforcement, cover, covering, pad, shield, emblem, insignia, badge, marking, blotch, mark, pop, smudge, dot, speck, smear, stain, streak, stripe, blemish, area, strip, row, lot, tract, parcel, small area, district, region, island, cluster, centre, period, time, phase, stretch, interval, patch up, repair, put a patch on, sew, sew up, stitch, stitch up, fix hastily, do a makeshift repair on, fix temporarily, repair temporarily, prepare hastily, prepare roughly, make hastily, make roughly, put together hastily, put together roughly, scribble, improvise, devise, contrive, rig, rig up, patch together, reconcile, make up, settle, conciliate

Patch as a Noun

Definitions of "Patch" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “patch” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A piece of cloth sewn on to clothing as a badge or distinguishing mark.
• A protective cloth covering for an injured eye.
• A preset configuration or sound data file in an electronic musical instrument, especially a synthesizer.
• An adhesive piece of drug-impregnated material worn on the skin so that the drug may be absorbed gradually over a period of time.
• A piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole.
• A small piece of ground, especially one used for gardening.
• A small area or amount of something.
• A piece of cloth or other material used to mend or strengthen a torn or weak point.
• Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment.
• A pad or shield worn over a sightless or injured eye.
• A connection intended to be used for a limited time.
• A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
• A short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program.
• A part of something marked out from the rest by a particular characteristic.
• A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation.
• A particular period of time.
• A small disc of black silk worn attached to the face for adornment by women in the 17th and 18th centuries.
• A small piece of code inserted into a program to improve its functioning or to correct a fault.
• A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body.
• A temporary electrical or telephone connection.
• A small contrasting part of something.
• An area for which someone is responsible or in which they operate.

Synonyms of "Patch" as a noun (57 Words)

area	The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary. Areas of interest include.
badge	Any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank. They checked everyone s badge before letting them in.
bandage	A strip of woven material used to bind up a wound or to protect an injured part of the body. A strip of bandage.
blemish	A moral defect or fault. Local government is not without blemish.
blotch	An irregularly shaped spot. Red blotches on her face.
centre	The most important place in the respect specified. Truffles with liqueur centres.
cluster	A group of cases of a disease, especially an infectious disease or type of cancer, that occur close together in time or space. A cluster of admirers.
cover	A covering that serves to conceal or shelter something. The sirens wailed and we ran for cover.
covering	The act of protecting something by covering it. Under a covering of dust.
dapple	An animal with a dappled coat. A dapple of sunlight that shifted as the breeze stirred the leaves.
district	An area of a country or city, especially one characterized by a particular feature or activity. An elegant shopping district.
dot	Used to refer to an object that appears tiny because it is far away. A symbol depicted in coloured dots.
emblem	A heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family. Our child would be a dazzling emblem of our love.
eyepatch	A patch worn to protect an injured eye.
fleck	A very small patch of colour or light. Brushing a few flecks of dandruff from his suit.
insignia	A distinguishing badge or emblem of military rank, office, or membership of an organization. The ruins are devoid of moss and ivy the romantic insignia of age and decay.
interval	A component of activity in interval training. After his departure there was an interval of many years without any meetings.
island	A zone or area resembling an island. This island nation.
lot	The choice resulting from deciding something by lot. He will need a second lot of tills to handle the second currency.
maculation	The act of spotting or staining something.
mark	A figure or letter representing the total number of marks awarded in an examination or competition and signifying a person s score. Few bullets could have missed their mark.
marking	A marking that consists of lines that cross each other. The new outfits had luminous reflective markings.
mend	Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment. Her stockings had several mends.
pad	A block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp. She sketched something on a big white pad.
parcel	A wrapped container. A parcel of rogues.
period	A set of elements occupying a horizontal row in the periodic table. Two periods of PE are allocated on the timetable.
phase	Each of the electrical windings or connections of a polyphase machine or circuit. Solid carbon dioxide passes directly into the gas phase without becoming a liquid.
piece	A share of something. He sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage.
piece of cloth	A work of art of some artistic value.
piece of fabric	A work of art of some artistic value.
piece of leather	A serving that has been cut from a larger portion.
piece of material	A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
plot	A chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object. The characters were well drawn but the plot was banal.
plot of ground	The story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
plot of land	A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation.
pop	Music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock’n’roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love. I like wearing a neutral outfit with one pop of yellow.
region	The approximate amount of something usually used prepositionally as in in the region of. The equatorial regions.
reinforcement	The strengthening structure or material employed in reinforced concrete or plastic. His gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints.
row	The act of rowing as a sport. A mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds.
shield	A sporting trophy shaped like a shield consisting of an engraved metal plate mounted on a piece of wood. A coating of grease provides a shield against abrasive dirt.
small area	A garment size for a small person.
smear	An insecure foothold. The popular press were indulging in unwarranted smears.
smudge	A blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something. The low smudge of hills on the horizon.
speck	A slight but appreciable amount. The figure in the distance had become a mere speck.
speckle	A small spot or patch of colour. It has white speckles on its forewing.
spell	A time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else. A spell of good weather.
spot	A business establishment for entertainment. A nice secluded spot.
stain	(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible. The wine left a dark stain.
streak	A long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings. He has a stubborn streak.
stretch	An act of stretching one s limbs or body. A stretch of clear water.
stripe	An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material. He was wearing his old uniform without its sergeant s stripes.
temporary hookup	A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis.
time	The personification of time typically as an old man with a scythe and hourglass. I ve known a lot of women in my time.
tract	A major passage in the body, large bundle of nerve fibres, or other continuous elongated anatomical structure or region. The digestive tract.
while	At the same time meanwhile. We chatted for a while.

Usage Examples of "Patch" as a noun

• He may have been going through a bad patch.
• The guitar player has a certain patch on his FX which he's happy with.
• Patches of bluebells in the grass.
• Once the patch is removed, the drug clears from the body tissue after twenty minutes.
• His hair was combed forward to hide a growing bald patch.
• A briar patch.
• Patches of thin ice.
• A program patch that fixes a bug.
• Synth patches over an endless drum pattern.
• We didn't want any secret organizations on our patch.
• On his sleeve there was a red ‘Freedom’ patch.
• The jacket was of well-worn tweed with leather patches on the elbows.
• A patch of bad weather.
• A patch of clouds.
• A cabbage patch.
• They spent Sundays digging their vegetable patch.
• The bird has a bright red patch under its wing.

Patch as a Verb

Definitions of "Patch" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “patch” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Improve or correct (a routine or program) by inserting a patch.
• Restore peaceful or friendly relations after a quarrel or dispute.
• Mend or strengthen (fabric or clothing) with a patch.
• To join or unite the pieces of.
• Cover small areas of (a surface) with something different, causing it to appear variegated.
• Construct something hastily from unsuitable components.
• Provide with a patch; also used metaphorically.
• Repair by adding pieces.
• Place a patch over (a good eye) in order to encourage a lazy eye to work.
• Connect by a temporary electrical, radio, or telephonic connection.
• Mend by putting a patch on.
• Treat someone's injuries or repair the damage to something in an improvised way.

Synonyms of "Patch" as a verb (31 Words)

conciliate	Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of. Concessions were made to conciliate the peasantry.
contrive	Manage to do something foolish or create an undesirable situation. He contrived to flood the flat three times.
cover	Form a cover over. East covered with his queen.
devise	Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought. A training programme should be devised.
do a makeshift repair on	Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions.
fix hastily	Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.
fix temporarily	Decide upon or fix definitely.
improvise	Produce or make (something) from whatever is available. I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress.
make hastily	Organize or be responsible for.
make roughly	Put in order or neaten.
make up	Have a bowel movement.
mend	Improve (an unpleasant situation. Workmen were mending faulty cabling.
patch together	Repair by adding pieces.
patch up	To join or unite the pieces of.
piece	Slowly make sense of something from separate pieces of evidence. The dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones.
prepare hastily	Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession.
prepare roughly	Create by training and teaching.
put a patch on	Attribute or give.
put together hastily	Adapt.
put together roughly	Estimate.
reconcile	Accept as inevitable. The king and the archbishop were publicly reconciled.
repair	Restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition. He repaired to his cabin in the woods.
repair temporarily	Make amends for; pay compensation for.
rig	Provide a sailing boat with sails and rigging. Rig a ship.
rig up	Connect or secure to.
scribble	Write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly. Hastily he scribbled in the margin.
settle	Settle conclusively come to terms. The unions have settled their year long dispute with Hollywood producers.
sew	Fasten by sewing do needlework. The two sisters sewed their own dresses.
sew up	Fasten by sewing; do needlework.
stitch	Make mend or join something with stitches. Stitch a plain seam with right sides together.
stitch up	Fasten by sewing; do needlework.

Usage Examples of "Patch" as a verb

• Any ill feeling could be patched up with a phone call.
• Patch a hole.
• Had he patched our system to recognize a magic password?
• Patch me through to number nine.
• They sent him home to patch things up with his wife.
• The grass was patched with sandy stretches.
• Her jeans were neatly patched.
• The amblyopia may be treated by patching the good eye.
• They did their best to patch up the gaping wounds.
• The field was patched with snow.
• Lean-tos patched together from aluminium siding and planks.
• Patch the skirt.

Associations of "Patch" (30 Words)

breakage	Reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use. The total breakage was huge.
component	An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system. The component elements of the armed forces.
distribution	The way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area. A manager has the choice of four types of distribution.
element	Each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down into simpler substances and are primary constituents of matter Each element is distinguished by its atomic number i e the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms. There are four elements to the proposal.
fix	Make fixed stable or stationary. Having made landfall he fixed his position.
fractional	Relating to or expressed as a fraction, especially a fraction less than one. The fractional variance in mass density per unit.
fragment	Break or cause to break into fragments. Fragments of a play.
fragmentary	Consisting of small disconnected parts. Excavations have revealed fragmentary remains of masonry.
fragmentation	The storing of a file in several separate areas of memory scattered throughout a hard disk. Fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file.
interweave	Interlace by or as if by weaving. The rugs are made by tightly interweaving the strands.
mend	Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment. Quarrels could be mended by talking.
moiety	Each of two parts into which a thing is or can be divided. The enzyme removes the sulphate moiety.
needle	Prick with a needle. I just said that to Charlie to needle him.
overhaul	Travel past. Moves to overhaul the income tax system.
part	Come apart. He tried to sing the tenor part.
refit	A restoration or repair of machinery, equipment, or fittings. A lucrative contract to refit a submarine fleet.
repair	The action of repairing something. He repaired to his cabin in the woods.
scission	The act of dividing by cutting or splitting. A scission arose between the socialists and those further to the left.
seam	Sew the seam of or join with a seam. Sunderland have a rich seam of experienced players.
segmentation	Division into separate parts or sections. Segmentation of myocardial cells.
sew	Join fasten or repair something by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine. Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week.
share	Give out as one s portion or share. He s selling his shares in BT.
slat	Equip or bar with slats. Sunlight filtered dustily through the slats of the door.
sliver	Convert textile fibres into slivers. Sliver wood.
stitch	Make mend or join something with stitches. He had to have sixteen stitches to his head.
suture	Join with a suture. Sutures are removed on the 5th to 7th day after the operation.
tailor	Of a tailor make clothes to fit individual customers. Arrangements can be tailored to meet individual requirements.
thread	Pass a thread through. She threaded up the machine with the right cotton.
weaver	A person who weaves fabric.