| patch | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot | a small contrasting part of something.; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" |
| ~ marking | a pattern of marks. |
| ~ speck, pinpoint | a very small spot.; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" |
| ~ nebula | (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea. |
| ~ splash | a patch of bright color.; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color" |
| ~ worn spot, fret | a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion. |
| ~ plaque | (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body. |
| ~ macule, macula | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases. |
| ~ mock sun, parhelion, sundog | a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals.; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" |
| ~ macula, sunspot | a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field. |
| ~ facula | a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots. |
| ~ facula | a bright spot on a planet. |
| n. (location) | 2. patch, plot, plot of ground, plot of land | a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation.; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" |
| ~ bed | a plot of ground in which plants are growing.; "the gardener planted a bed of roses" |
| ~ garden | a plot of ground where plants are cultivated. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. patch | a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole. |
| ~ flash | a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification.; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to" |
| ~ pasty | (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers. |
| ~ piece of cloth, piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric. |
| ~ shoulder patch | patch worn on the shoulder of a military uniform to indicate rank. |
| n. (time) | 4. patch, piece, spell, while | a 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" |
| ~ time | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities).; "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" |
| ~ cold snap, cold spell | a spell of cold weather. |
| ~ hot spell | a spell of hot weather. |
| ~ snap | a spell of cold weather.; "a cold snap in the middle of May" |
| n. (communication) | 5. patch | a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program. |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. patch, temporary hookup | a connection intended to be used for a limited time. |
| ~ connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion | an instrumentality that connects.; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" |
| ~ lash-up, contrivance | any improvised arrangement for temporary use. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. darn, mend, patch | sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment).; "her stockings had several mends" |
| ~ stitchery, sewing | needlework on which you are working with needle and thread.; "she put her sewing back in the basket" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. eyepatch, patch | a protective cloth covering for an injured eye. |
| ~ cloth covering | a covering made of cloth. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. bandage, patch | a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body. |
| ~ adhesive bandage | bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive. |
| ~ capeline bandage | bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap. |
| ~ plaster bandage, plaster cast, cast | bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal. |
| ~ compression bandage, tourniquet | bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure. |
| ~ medical dressing, dressing | a cloth covering for a wound or sore. |
| ~ elastic bandage | a bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure. |
| ~ four-tailed bandage | a bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head. |
| ~ gauze, gauze bandage | (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings. |
| ~ immovable bandage | a bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied. |
| ~ oblique bandage | a bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb. |
| ~ roller bandage | bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application. |
| ~ scarf bandage, triangular bandage, sling | bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck. |
| ~ suspensory, suspensory bandage | a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast). |
| ~ swathe, wrapping | an enveloping bandage. |
| ~ truss | (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure. |
| v. (contact) | 10. patch, piece | to join or unite the pieces of.; "patch the skirt" |
| ~ conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ vamp, vamp up | piece (something old) with a new part.; "vamp up an old speech" |
| v. (possession) | 11. patch | provide with a patch; also used metaphorically.; "The field was patched with snow" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (change) | 12. patch, patch up | mend by putting a patch on.; "patch a hole" |
| ~ bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
| v. (change) | 13. patch, piece | repair by adding pieces.; "She pieced the china cup" |
| ~ bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
| slap | | |
| n. (event) | 1. slap, smack | a blow from a flat object (as an open hand). |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| n. (act) | 2. slap, smack, smacking | the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand. |
| ~ spank | a slap with the flat of the hand. |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 3. slap | hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand.; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| ~ cuff, whomp | hit with the hand. |
| adv. | 4. bang, bolt, slap, slapdash, smack | directly.; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
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