1. (

• spot ,
• speckle ,
• dapple ,
• patch ,
• fleck ,
• maculation

) 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" ;

2. (

• plot ,
• plot_of_land ,
• plot_of_ground ,
• patch

) a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" ;

3. (

• patch

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

4. (

• while ,
• piece ,
• spell ,
• patch

) 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" ;

5. (

• patch

) a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program ;

6. (

• temporary_hookup ,
• patch ,

) a connection intended to be used for a limited time ;

7. (

• mend ,
• patch ,
• darn

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

8. (

• eyepatch ,
• patch ,

) a protective cloth covering for an injured eye ;

9. (

• bandage ,
• patch ,

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

1. (

• patch ,
• piece ,

) to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" ;

2. (

• patch

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

3. (

• patch ,
• patch_up

) mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" ;

4. (

• piece ,
• patch ,

) repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" ;