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