patch

/ˈpach/

Middle English pacche

noun

  1. a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot

  2. a tiny piece of black silk or court plaster worn on the face or neck especially by women to hide a blemish or to heighten beauty

  3. a piece of material (such as adhesive plaster) used medically usually to cover a wound

verb

  1. to mend, cover, or fill up a hole or weak spot in

  2. to provide with a patch

  3. to make of patches or fragments

mend repair patch rebuild mean to put into good order something that is injured, damaged, or defective. mend implies making whole or sound something broken, torn, or injured. repair applies to the fixing of more extensive damage or dilapidation.

noun

  1. fool, dolt