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41patch — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of material or metal etc. used to mend a hole or as reinforcement. 2 a pad worn to protect an injured eye. 3 a dressing etc. put over a wound. 4 a large or irregular distinguishable area on a surface. 5 colloq. a period of… …
42patch up — 1) PHR V RECIP If you patch up a quarrel or relationship, you try to be friendly again and not to quarrel any more. [V P n (not pron)] She has gone on holiday with her husband to try to patch up their marriage... [V P n (not pron) with n] He has… …
43patch — I [[t]pætʃ[/t]] n. 1) a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, cover a hole, or strengthen a weak place 2) med a piece of material used to cover or protect a wound, an injured part, etc 3) med an adhesive patch that applies to the… …
44patch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pacche Date: 14th century 1. a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot 2. a tiny piece of black silk or court plaster worn on the face or neck especially by women to hide a blemish or to… …
45patch — {{11}}patch (n.1) piece of cloth used to mend another material, late 14c., of obscure origin, perhaps a variant of pece, pieche, from O.N.Fr. pieche (see PIECE (Cf. piece) (n.)), or from an unrecorded Old English word. Phrase not a patch on… …
46patch — noun 1》 a piece of material used to cover a torn or weak point. ↘a shield worn over a sightless or injured eye. ↘a piece of cloth sewn on to clothing as a badge. ↘an adhesive piece of drug impregnated material worn on the skin so that …
47patch — 1. noun 1) a patch over one eye Syn: cover, eye patch, covering, pad 2) a reddish patch on her wrist Syn: blotch, mark, spot, smudge, speckle, smear, stain, streak …
48patch-up — /pach up /, n. 1. an act or instance of patching or repair. adj. 2. done by patching or fixing: a quick patch up job. [1900 05; n., adj. use of v. phrase patch up] * * * patch upˈ noun A provisional repairing • • • Main Entry: ↑patch * * * …
49patch — 1. A small circumscribed area differing in color or structure from the surrounding surface. 2. In dermatology, a flat area greater than 1.0 cm in diameter. 3. An intermediate stage in the formation of a cap …
50patch — n. piece of material used to cover a hole 1) to sew on a patch insignia 2) a shoulder patch plot of ground (esp. AE) 3) a cabbage; potato patch * * * [pætʃ] potato patch [ insignia ] a shoulder patch [ piece of material used to cover a hole ] to… …
