patch

Definition:
1. A small contrasting part of something.
2. Small area.
3. A short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program.
4. A protective cloth covering for an injured eye.

Use 'patch' in a sentence:

1. Emergency surgery patched up his face.
2. Older machines will need a software patch to be loaded to correct the date.
3. They managed to patch up a deal.
4. All of a sudden she seemed to want to make peace and patch up our quarrel.
5. He did not have enough money to have the tire patched up, let alone buy a new one.
6. He had a black patch over one eye.
7. He knows every house in his patch.
8. She has had a lot of success in her home patch.
9. His marriage was going through a rough patch.
10. She went to the hospital and found him lying down with a patch over his eye.
11. Early morning mist patches will soon clear.
12. It looks like what's at issue is less how long your food stays on the floor and much more how contaminated with bacteria that patch of floor happens to be.
13. Handsome, she thought, but not a patch on Alex.
14. It is vitally important that the patch developer is responsive during this period.
15. She has gone on holiday with her husband to try to patch up their marriage.
16. His finger went up to touch the black patch which covered his left eye.
17. I am going to forget it now, and then I will patch it in at the end.
18. The doctor will soon patch you up.
19. Patches of fog will clear by mid-morning.
20. They managed to patch it up.
21. She has had a lot of success in her home patch .
22. For us, to have any patch of woods to play in was a big deal.
23. Our dog has a bald patch on its leg.
24. She was patched through to London on the satellite link.
25. Almost every fuzzy yellow patch in the above image is an entire galaxy.
26. We can patch up those holes.
27. The team will come through this barren patch and start to win again.
28. The grass was browning in patches.
29. He's not a patch on the rest of the Cabinet.
30. "They're crocuses and snowdrops, and these here is narcissuses," turning to another patch, "an here's daffydowndillys."
31. I sewed patches on the knees of my jeans.
32. Follow the instructions below to download and install the patch.
33. She's been going through a bad patch recently.
34. There were raw patches on her feet where the shoes had rubbed.
35. You do not need to install the patch or snapshot.
36. His marriage was going through a bad patch.
37. Tom Moses, who works at a nearby national park, noticed a "brown patch" on the back of the car after the owner parked it to do some shopping.
38. The company I work for went through a rough patch.
39. There was a small patch of blue in the grey clouds.
40. They've managed to patch up their differences.
41. Although most of their scales have been lost, tunas and mackerels retain a patch of coarse scales near the head called the corselet.
42. They hope to be able to patch together a temporary settlement.
43. France patched things up with New Zealand.
44. Older machines will need a software patch to correct the date.
45. The walls were splashed with patches of blue and purple.
46. You could use it to create a patch for the class if the conflicts were resolved first.
47. You could show the baby a green patch.
48. Her research was going through a sticky patch.
49. It is not yet clear whether the patch will reinstate or fix this trophy data.
50. It's very clear the way you patch it up is that you multiply it by this constant and now we're all set.
51. They tried digging in a patch just below the cave.
52. He has now patched up his differences with the Minister.
53. There was a patch of waste land behind the church.