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I'll have the roofer apply a patch."},{"definition":"A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"\"This patch should hold until you reach the city,\" the mechanic said as he patted the car's hood."},{"definition":"A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Doesn't that patch of clouds looks like a bunny?"},{"definition":"(specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Scattered patches of trees or growing corn."},{"definition":"A local region of professional responsibility.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A piece of material used to cover a wound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Many people use a nicotine patch to wean themselves off of nicotine."},{"definition":"A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He had scratched his cornea so badly that his doctor told him to wear a patch."},{"definition":"A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A patch file, a file that describes changes to be made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(often patch cable, patch cord etc.; see also patch panel) A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["tract","area","blotch","period","section","spell","spot","stretch","diff file","beauty spot"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"My coat needs patching."},{"definition":"To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(generally with the particle \"up\") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The truce between the two countries has been patched up."},{"definition":"To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I'll need to patch the preamp output to the mixer."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/patch","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/patches"]}]