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• n  a small contrasting part of something
  a patch of clouds
  patches of thin ice
• n  a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
  a cabbage patch
  a briar patch
• n  a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
• n  a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
  a patch of bad weather
• n  a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
• n  a connection intended to be used for a limited time
• n  sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
• n  a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
• n  a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
• v  to join or unite the pieces of
  patch the skirt
• v  provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
  The field was patched with snow
• v  mend by putting a patch on
  patch a hole
• v  repair by adding pieces

• Nicotine patches are hot, but they're hard to find.
• Shipments of Cabbage Patch Kids and ancillary licensed products, including a board game, storybooks, decals and patches, will reach $1 billion in 1984.
• Those motion-sickness patches can really help calm a churning stomach on a boat.

• spot
• speckle
• dapple
• fleck
• maculation
• plot
• plot of land
• plot of ground
• while
• piece
• spell
• temporary hookup
• mend
• darn
• eyepatch
• bandage
• patch up

News & Articles

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• Crews patch sinkhole in downtown Austin
  Crews worked to patch a large sinkhole that was discovered by a cyclist Friday morning.
  June 14, 2013 - FOX 7 Austin
• A patch of green brightens Broadway East
  New park replacing rundown homes, easing city's storm pollution A new urban park is bringing a patch of green to a once-blighted corner of Broadway East, a project organizers hope can be a model for improving the quality of life and reducing pollution in other distressed Baltimore neighborhoods.        
  June 14, 2013 - Baltimore Sun
• Patch: Mount Pleasant train accident ruled suicide
  Our partners at Mount Pleasant Patch report that Wednesday's pedestrian struck by a train was ruled a suicide by the Coroner's Office.
  June 13, 2013 - WISN 12 Milwaukee

Quotes

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• Tony Stewart in Seattle Times
  There's not really a reason to be concerned about it,two-time Cup champion Tony Stewart said. "It's either going to work out fine or come apart. The big patch that they put down seems to be working pretty well. I don't have a big sense of...
• Roger Federer in San Francisco Chronicle
  That match was really hot I remember. ...... I could hardly walk after five games. So I had that problem,Federer said. "But then also I had no confidence. That's where I was just not good enough yet. I went through a patch where I had many...