
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(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)mend, patch, darnsewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)“her stockings had several mends” (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)piece, patchrepair by adding pieces“She pieced the china cup”