🩹Patch

noun
/pætʃ/

Meaning

a small piece of material used to mend a hole; a small area of something different
a piece of cloth or material used to cover or mend a hole or a tear

Example Sentences

She sewed a patch over the hole in her jeans.

He put a patch on his jeans to cover the tear.

Synonyms

repair, mend, piece, cover, stitch, fix
Entry 1
repair, mend, piece, cover
Entry 2
stitch, mend, repair, fix

Antonyms

hole, tear, damage, opening, break
Entry 1
hole, tear, damage, opening
Entry 2
damage, break, tear

Collocations

eye patch, sew patch, cloth patch, patch up, patch over, torn patch, fabric patch
Entry 1
eye patch, sew patch, cloth patch
Entry 2
patch up, patch over, torn patch, fabric patch

More Example Sentences

I have noticed damp patches on the bathroom walls, and this could be harmful to health.

A man paints his living room walls on a rainy weekend choosing a soft green color that his wife picked from a catalog and covers the furniture with old sheets to protect it then tapes the edges of the windows and doorframes before rolling the first coat of paint onto the wall working carefully to avoid drips and uneven patches

A man paints his living room walls on a rainy weekend choosing a soft green color that his wife picked from a catalog and covers the furniture with old sheets to protect it then tapes the edges of the windows and doorframes before rolling the first coat of paint onto the wall working carefully to avoid drips and uneven patches and by Sunday evening the room looks completely different

A man paints his living room walls on a rainy weekend choosing a soft green color that his wife picked from a catalog and covers the furniture with old sheets to protect it then tapes the edges of the windows and doorframes before rolling the first coat of paint onto the wall working carefully to avoid drips and uneven patches and by Sunday evening the room looks completely different making them both happy with the simple but satisfying transformation.

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