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51patch — [pætʃ] noun [C] I 1) an area that is different from what surrounds it There were damp patches on the ceiling.[/ex] 2) a piece of ground, especially one where you grow fruit or vegetables, or where a particular plant grows a patch of grass[/ex] 3) …
52patch up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms patch up : present tense I/you/we/they patch up he/she/it patches up present participle patching up past tense patched up past participle patched up 1) to become friends with someone again after a disagreement …
53patch — 1. noun /pætʃ/ a) A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole. His sleeves had patches on the elbows, where the material had worn …
54patch up — verb a) to repair by adding a patch. I needed to patch up my trousers after ripping them on the brambles. b) to mend quickly You need to patch things up with your sister after that horrible argument …
55patch — Synonyms and related words: Hershey bar, X ray, actinic ray, actinism, area, atomic beam, atomic ray, aviation badge, badge, bailiwick, bar, bat out, beam, beam of light, birthmark, blaze, blemish, block, bloodstain, blot, blotch, blur, botch,… …
56patch — 1. noun 1) a reddish patch on her wrist Syn: blotch, mark, spot, smudge, smear, stain, streak, blemish; informal splodge 2) a patch of ground Syn: plot, area, piece …
57patch — [1] To repair a component. [2] The added part used to repair a component, e.g., a rubber disc glued to a tube to cover a nail hole. [3] The footprint of a tire in its contact with the ground. See contact patch balance patch plug patch …
58patch-up — /pach up /, n. 1. an act or instance of patching or repair. adj. 2. done by patching or fixing: a quick patch up job. [1900 05; n., adj. use of v. phrase patch up] * * * …
59patch — 1. Mending. Poho, pāhono, pāhonohono, hono; pewa, kiki, kihi, pīna i (as in wood, see huini). 2. Garden. Mahi, māla. Also: kūlana kūnana, kīhāpai, ulu kanu; e a, palakei (rare). ♦ Taro patch, lo i kalo. ♦ Arable patch surrounded by… …
60patch up — phr verb Patch up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑difference, ↑quarrel, ↑thing …
