1. a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place: patches at the elbows of a sports jacket.
2. a piece of material used to cover or protect a wound, an injured part, etc.: a patch over the eye.
3. an adhesive patch that applies to the skin and gradually delivers drugs or medication to the user: using a nicotine patch to try to quit smoking.
4. any of the pieces of cloth sewed together to form patchwork.
5. a small piece, scrap, or area of anything: a patch of ice on the road.
6. a piece or tract of land; plot.
7. a small field, plot, or garden, especially one in which a specific type of plant grows or is cultivated: a cabbage patch;a bean patch.
8. beauty spot (def. 1).
9. a cloth emblem worn on the upper uniform sleeve to identify the military unit of the wearer.
10. a small organizational or affiliational emblem of cloth sewn to one's jacket, shirt, cap, etc.
11. a connection or hookup, as between radio circuits or telephone lines: The patch allowed shut-ins to hear the game by telephone.
12. a period of time characterized by some quality: he was going through a rough patch.
13. a small piece of code designed to be inserted into an executable program in order to fix errors in or update the program or its supporting data.

14. to mend, cover, or strengthen with or as if with a patch or patches.
15. to repair or restore, especially in a hasty or makeshift way (usually followed by up).
16. to make by joining patches or pieces together: to patch a quilt.
17. to settle or smooth over (a quarrel, difference, etc.) (often followed by up): They patched up their quarrel before the company arrived.
18. (especially in radio and telephone communications) to connect or hook up (circuits, programs, conversations, etc.) (often followed by through, into, etc.): The radio show was patched through to the ship.Patch me through to the mainland.
19. to update (a software program) by downloading and installing a small piece of code in order to fix errors in or update a program or its supporting data: You may need to manually patch the game to the latest version.

20. to make a connection between radio circuits, telephone lines, etc. (often followed by in or into): We patched into the ship-to-shore conversation.

1. a clown, fool, or booby.

1. U.S. World War II general.

• a piece of material used to mend a garment or to make patchwork, a sewn-on pocket, etc
• (as modifier)
2. a small piece, area, expanse, etc
• a small plot of land
• its produce
4. a district for which particular officials, such as social workers or policemen, have responsibility
5. any discoloured area on the skin, mucous membranes, etc, usually being one sign of a specific disorder
6. med
• a protective covering for an injured eye
• any protective dressing
7. an imitation beauty spot, esp one made of black or coloured silk, worn by both sexes, esp in the 18th century
8. an identifying piece of fabric worn on the shoulder of a uniform, on a vehicle, etc
9. a small contrasting section or stretch
10. a scrap; remnant
11. a small set of instructions to correct or improve a computer program
12. the insignia of a motorcycle club or gang
13. a difficult or troubled time
14. not nearly as good as

15. to mend or supply (a garment, etc) with a patch or patches
16. to put together or produce with patches
17. (of material) to serve as a patch to
18. to mend hurriedly or in a makeshift way
19. to make (up) or settle (a quarrel)
20. to connect (electric circuits) together temporarily by means of a patch board
21. to connect (a telephone call) by means of a patch board
22. to correct or improve (a program) by adding a small set of instructions

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