patch

nounB1 · Intermediate

A small piece of material used to cover a hole.

Meanings of «patch»

1 · noun

a small piece of material used to cover a hole

He put a patch over the hole in his jeans.

2 · noun

a small area of land or ground

We grow tomatoes in a small patch behind the house.

Similar: plot strip area

3 · noun

a small file that fixes or updates software

The company released a patch to fix the bug.

Similar: update fix upgrade

Translation

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«patch» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

to make a broken thing work again

fixthe everyday word for any repairCan you fix my bike?

repaira bit more formal; for machines and buildingsThe shop will repair my phone screen.

mendfix small things like clothes; more BritishShe mended the hole in my sock.

patchcover a hole with a piece of materialHe patched the hole in his jeans.

← pasture patch up →