PATCH
What does "PATCH" mean?
A piece of material used to mend a hole or reinforce a weak spot.
Meanings
- A small piece of cloth or other material sewn or stuck over a hole or worn place. She ironed a denim patch over the torn knee.
- A small area or plot distinct from its surroundings. A patch of sunlight crossed the kitchen floor.
- A piece of code that updates or fixes a program after release. The security patch closed the bug overnight. technical
- An adhesive pad that delivers medicine through the skin. He wore a nicotine patch for a month.
- To mend or settle, often temporarily or hastily. They patched up the quarrel before dinner.
Did you know?
- Software 'patches' are named literally: early programmers fixed code by gluing paper or tape patches over the holes in punched cards and paper tape.
Word origin
Late Middle English 'pacche', perhaps from Old French 'pieche', a regional form of 'piece' (a fragment), of disputed Germanic or Romance origin.
Remember it
PATCH: Place A Thing Covering the Hole.
A little poem
A square of new cloth
stitched over the worn-through knee-
the rip becomes art.
haiku
Wordplay
- The pirate and the gardener fell out over the same word: one wanted a patch for his eye, the other a patch for his cabbages.
What it teaches
A patch admits the tear instead of hiding it; honest repair outlasts seamless pretending.
Quick facts
What does PATCH mean?
A piece of material used to mend a hole or reinforce a weak spot.
Is PATCH a valid word?
Yes — PATCH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PATCH?
PATCH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PATCH come from?
Late Middle English 'pacche', perhaps from Old French 'pieche', a regional form of 'piece' (a fragment), of disputed Germanic or Romance origin.
What can PATCH teach us?
A patch admits the tear instead of hiding it; honest repair outlasts seamless pretending.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.