patch
Small garden plot
Patch, a noun and verb, has multiple meanings, many of them with a common theme of a small area distinct from its surroundings.
You grow food in a vegetable patch; a patch on a garment covers a hole.
A software patch is new code placed over old code to repair a problem.
A nicotine patch placed on the skin delivers nicotine to the bloodstream.
When you patch something, you place a patch of some kind on it, usually for repair, but you can also patch up a relationship, that is, take steps to repair it.
New version or information
- fixRepair or solution
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- hotfixEmergency software repair
- securityProtection from threat
download · install · release · version · deploy · rollout · critical · emergency
Joining separate parts
- squareRhombus with right angles
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- crazyMentally unhinged
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
sewing · quilting · stitching · handmade · heirloom · mosaic · pattern · hexagon
Woven or knit material
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
- remnantWhat stays after most goes
- swatchMaterial sample piece
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
cotton · denim · canvas · leather · suede · iron-on · applique · reinforcement
Wound covering strip
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
- adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- dressingSauce for salads
nicotine · transdermal · eye · covering · sterile · medicated · fentanyl · hormone
fix
Repair or solution
stitch · cover · reinforce · hole · tear · worn · threadbare · knee · elbow · tire
update
New version or information
security · download · install · release · version · deploy · rollout · critical · emergency · vulnerability
area
Extent of surface
section · spot · clearing · rough · ground · terrain · uneven · bald · bare · isolated
piecing
Joining separate parts
scrap · sewing · quilting · stitching · handmade · heirloom · mosaic · pattern · hexagon · applique
cloth
Woven or knit material
material · cotton · denim · canvas · leather · suede · iron-on · applique · reinforcement · knee
bandage
Wound covering strip
dressing · nicotine · transdermal · eye · covering · sterile · medicated · fentanyl · hormone · lidocaine
badge
Worn symbol of membership
sleeve · merit · scout · military · unit · squadron · mission · velcro · iron-on · uniform
plot
Storyline or land parcel
flower · strawberry · pumpkin · melon · squash · growing · planting · tending · cultivating · allotment
- Repair & Maintenancefix, mend, restore, rebuild, overhaul
- local newscommunity news, local reporter, local politics, local events, city council
- repair workrepair, rebuild, restore, renovate, refurbish
- strawberry farmstrawberries, berries, ripe fruit, picking, harvest
- Quick Fixesduct tape fix, band-aid, superglue, duct tape, safety pin
- Temporary Additionstraining wheels, cast, bandage, splint, brace
patchoverhaul
Complete systematic repair
replacement · rebuild · restoration · renovation · reconstruction
- rough patchesDifficult periods experienced
- eye patchFabric over one socket
- patch upRepair roughly or reconcile
- patched upTemporarily fixed or reconciled
- rough patchDifficult period experienced
- patching upTemporary restoration work
patches, patched, patchwork, patch up, patching, patchers, patcher, patchable, patching up