Word of the Day: Patch
A patch is a small area or a covering.
- Strawberries are grown in a patch. These strawberries are in a strawberry patch.
- These pumpkins are in a pumpkin patch.
- Cabbages grow in a cabbage patch.
- Cabbage patch dolls were popular in the 1980s.
- A shoulder patch is worn on a uniform to signify membership in an organization.
- Blue jeans might have patches for the purpose of decoration or repair.
- An eye patch covers a damaged eye or an eye that needs protection.
- A dog or a cat with a dark area over one eye is said to have a patch.
- She has a black patch over one eye.
- When a section of a road needs a repair, it’s patched. This is a concrete patch.
The word “patch” can be used as a verb.
| simple | past | past participle |
|---|---|---|
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patch
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patched
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patched
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- They patched the road.
- The road was patched with concrete.
- She patched the knees on her pants.
- I patched the holes on the siding of my house where birds were pecking at it.
- Edgar and Rhonda had a hard time getting along with each other, but then they patched things up and now everything is fine. (To patch things up is an expression which means to repair a damaged relationship.)
- They patched up their differences.
Essential English Dictionary
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