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Definition of Patch
Pronunciation: păch | n. | 1. | A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a hole. | | 2. | A small piece of anything used to repair a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc. | | 3. | A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a defect, or to heighten beauty. | | 4. | (Gun.) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore. | | 5. | Fig.: Anything regarded as a patch; a small piece of ground; a tract; a plot; as, scattered patches of trees or growing corn. | | 6. | (Mil.) A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting. | | 7. | A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool. | | v. t. | 1. | To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat. | | 2. | To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on; to repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house. | | 3. | To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches. | | 4. | To make of pieces or patches; to repair as with patches; to arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner; - generally with up; as, to patch up a truce. |
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