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Patch Patched Hole Mend Fastening Small Land Piece

query
If you p____ something that has a hole in it, you mend it by fastening a patch over the hole.If you patch something that has a hole in it, you mend it by fastening a patch over the hole.
He and Walker patched the barn roof.
One of the mechanics took off the damaged tyre, and took it back to the station to be patched.
...their patched clothes.
word patch
full-definition
noun
A patch on a surface is a part of it which is different in appearance from the area around it.
...the bald patch on the top of his head.
There was a small patch of blue in the grey clouds.
...two big damp patches on the carpet.
A patch of land is a small area of land where a particular plant or crop grows.
...a patch of land covered in forest.
...the little vegetable patch in her backyard.
...a patch of wild cornflowers.
A patch is a piece of material which you use to cover a hole in something.
...jackets with patches on the elbows.
...trying to fix the flat tire by putting a patch on it.
A patch is a small piece of material which you wear to cover an injured eye.
She went to the hospital and found him lying down with a patch over his eye.
A patch is a piece of computer program code written as a temporary solution for dealing with a virus in computer software and distributed by the makers of the original program.
Older machines will need a software patch to be loaded to correct the date.
verb
If you patch something that has a hole in it, you mend it by fastening a patch over the hole.
He and Walker patched the barn roof.
One of the mechanics took off the damaged tyre, and took it back to the station to be patched.
...their patched clothes.
inflections patchespatchingpatched
cefr-level C1

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