noun
- The act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it.
verb
- To join or unite the pieces of.
- usage: "patch the skirt"
- Provide with a patch; also used metaphorically.
- usage: "The field was patched with snow"
- synonyms: patch
- Mend by putting a patch on.
- usage: "patch a hole"
- Repair by adding pieces.
- usage: "She pieced the china cup"
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