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patches

/ˈpætʃɪz/

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noun

A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.

Examples :

"His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away."

material wear item

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A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.

Examples :

"The old jeans had patches sewn over the holes in the knees. "

part material thing

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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.

Examples :

"The mechanic applied several patches to the old tire just to get us home, knowing we'd need to buy a new one tomorrow. "

part material utility

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A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)

Examples :

"The old dog had patches of white fur among his brown coat. "

part area appearance

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(specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.

Examples :

"Scattered patches of trees or growing corn."

area place agriculture

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A local region of professional responsibility.

Examples :

""The sales team divided the city into patches, with each member responsible for developing business within their assigned area." "

job area business organization

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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.

Examples :

"In the portrait, the elegant lady wore several black silk patches artfully arranged on her cheek to accentuate her fair skin. "

appearance style culture body history

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A piece of material used to cover a wound.

Examples :

"After falling off his bike, Mark needed several patches on his knees to cover the scrapes. "

medicine material body

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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.

Examples :

"Many people use a nicotine patch to wean themselves off of nicotine."

medicine material device

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A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.

Examples :

"He had scratched his cornea so badly that his doctor told him to wear a patch."

medicine appearance body wear

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A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.

Examples :

"The old-fashioned cannon needed patches on its muzzle to aim accurately. "

military weapon device technical machine

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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.

Examples :

"The software company released patches to fix the security holes in their popular app. "

computing technical technology internet system writing

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A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.

Examples :

"The marksman used small patches of cloth to clean his gun barrel. "

material utensil weapon military machine technical

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

Examples :

"The old hunter carefully prepared his rifle, loading each ball with its patches to ensure a tight fit in the barrel. "

material military weapon technical

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(often patch cable, patch cord etc.; see also patch panel) A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.

Examples :

"The technician used short patches to connect the computers in the server room. "

electronics communication signal device technology electric technical

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A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).

Examples :

"The musician selected the "Synthwave" patch on his synthesizer to create a futuristic sound for his song. "

music sound technology electronics technical machine

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An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.

Examples :

"The historian added vivid descriptions and anecdotes, applying narrative patches to the dry facts to create a stronger impression of the past. "

technology computing device

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verb

To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like

Examples :

"My coat needs patching."

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verb

To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.

Examples :

"My mom patches my old jeans with colorful fabric scraps so I can wear them longer. "

material utility action

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verb

To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.

Examples :

"My grandmother lovingly patches old clothes together to make colorful blankets for the homeless. "

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To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.

Examples :

"She patches the hole in her jeans with a piece of blue denim. "

material action

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To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.

Examples :

"To fix the broken connection in the computer network, the technician patched in a temporary cable. "

electronics technology communication signal device

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verb

(generally with the particle "up") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner

Examples :

"The truce between the two countries has been patched up."

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To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:

Examples :

"The software company patches its program regularly to fix bugs and improve security. "

computing technical

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To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.

Examples :

"The sound technician needs to patch the microphone into the mixing board before the concert can start. "

electronics technology electric communication

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A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.

Examples :

""Don't listen to Tom; he's such a patches, always giving bad advice." "

character person attitude