patch

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. A small piece of anything used to repair a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc. Source: opted

3. n. A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a defect, or to heighten beauty. Source: opted

4. n. A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore. Source: opted

5. n. Fig.: Anything regarded as a patch; a small piece of ground; a tract; a plot; as, scattered patches of trees or growing corn. Source: opted

6. n. A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting. Source: opted

7. n. A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool. Source: opted

8. v. t. To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat. Source: opted

9. v. t. To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on; to repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house. Source: opted

10. v. t. To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches. Source: opted

11. v. t. 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. Source: opted

12. n. a small contrasting part of something Source: wordnet

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