n. 1 piece, scrap, reinforcement; shred, snip, snippet, tatter; pad Mother sewed colourful patches over the holes in my jeans 2 area, section, segment, plat, plot, lot, tract, ground, parcel, field All he ever wanted was a little house on a little patch of land 3 responsibility, area, bailiwick, territory The handling of customer complaints is in your patch, Gordon 4 period, interval, spell, stage, episode, time; experience She went through a bad patch shortly after Starkey died
v. 5 patch up or over, mend, repair, vamp, revamp, darn, sew (up), reinforce, cover I had my trousers patched where the dog bit me Her father always wore the same patched jacket to the club. 6 Often, patch up. fix (up), doctor, jury-rig, improvise, knock together or up Can you patch it up so I can drive it home? 7 patch up settle, set right or straight, straighten out, reconcile, resolve, heal; come or bring to terms, bury the hatchet, kiss and make up, call a truce: Will the two girls ever patch up their differences?