A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.
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.
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.
A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).
An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.
A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.
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.
A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
A local region of professional responsibility.
A piece of material used to cover a wound.
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.
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.
To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.
To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner
To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like
To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.
To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade.
A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.
A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.
Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
A definite period (of work or other activity).
The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
A period of rest; time off.
A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.
A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.
To be able to write or say the letters that form words.
To work in place of (someone).
To constitute; to measure.
To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
To clarify; to explain in detail.
Of letters: to compose (a word).
To indicate that (some event) will occur.
To rest from work for a time.
To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.