patch

Noun

• a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

• a protective cloth covering for an injured eye

• sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
  • her stockings had several mends
    

• a connection intended to be used for a limited time

• a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program

• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
  • he was here for a little while
    
  • I need to rest for a piece
    
  • a spell of good weather
    
  • a patch of bad weather
    

• a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole

• a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
  • a bean plot
    
  • a cabbage patch
    
  • a briar patch
    

• a small contrasting part of something
  • a bald spot
    
  • a leopard's spots
    
  • a patch of clouds
    
  • patches of thin ice
    
  • a fleck of red
    

Verb

• repair by adding pieces
  • She pieced the china cup
    

• mend by putting a patch on
  • patch a hole
    

• provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
  • The field was patched with snow
    

• to join or unite the pieces of
  • patch the skirt
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bandage , eyepatch , mend , darn , temporary hookup , while , piece , spell , plot , plot of land , plot of ground , spot , speckle , dapple , fleck , maculation , patch up