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The correct spelling is patches.
How to pronounce patches
IPA: /ˈpætʃɪz/
Say it like: Pac-hes
The correct spelling is patches. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole. For example: "His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away."
Usage Examples
“His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away.”
“I can't afford to replace the roof, which is what it really needs. I'll have the roofer apply a patch.”
“"This patch should hold until you reach the city," the mechanic said as he patted the car's hood.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
- 2.A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
- 3.A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.
- 4.A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
- 5.(specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
verb
- 1.To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like
- 2.To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
- 3.To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
- 4.To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
- 5.To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
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