adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of patch form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having been repaired with a patch or patches. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch wordnet
2. 2
   having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fixedoldspottedspottedspotty

Example

More examples

"John and I have patched up our troubles."

Related phrases

patched-up

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