Nouns

(n)spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculationa small contrasting part of something“a bald spot”, “a leopard's spots”, “a patch of clouds”, “patches of thin ice”, “a fleck of red”
(n)plot, plot of land, plot of ground, patcha small area of ground covered by specific vegetation“a bean plot”, “a cabbage patch”, “a briar patch”
(n)patcha piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
(n)while, piece, spell, patcha period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition“he was here for a little while”, “I need to rest for a piece”, “a spell of good weather”, “a patch of bad weather”
(n)patcha short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
(n)temporary hookup, patcha connection intended to be used for a limited time
(n)mend, patch, darnsewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)“her stockings had several mends”
(n)eyepatch, patcha protective cloth covering for an injured eye
(n)bandage, patcha piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

Verbs

(v)patch, pieceto join or unite the pieces of“patch the skirt”
(v)patchprovide with a patch; also used metaphorically“The field was patched with snow”
(v)patch, patch upmend by putting a patch on“patch a hole”
(v)piece, patchrepair by adding pieces“She pieced the china cup”