A dressing or covering applied to protect a wound or sore.
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A fool or clown; a dolt.
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A pad or shield of cloth worn over an eye socket or an injured eye.
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A small cloth badge affixed to a garment as a decoration or an insignia, as of a military unit.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A small piece of cloth used for patchwork.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-intransitive
Electronics To be connected temporarily.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
To connect (as a person or message) to a communication system especially temporarily .
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To connect (as circuits) by a patch cord.
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To apply a patch to (a computer program).
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To mend or put together especially in hasty or shabby fashion .
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To make of or fragments.
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verb-transitive
Computer Science To correct a bug in (an item of software), especially as a temporary correction between releases.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To connect temporarily (electronic components), as with a patch cord.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To make by sewing scraps of material together: patch a quilt.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To mend, repair, or put together, especially hastily, clumsily, or poorly: They patched together the broken statues with glue and plaster. The delegates will be forced to patch up their differences.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To put a patch or patches on.
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