B2nounhomenature
US/pætʃ/
UK/pætʃ/
a small area that is different from what surrounds it, or a piece of cloth that covers a hole
In context
There was a bare patch of grass where the children played.
Drivers should watch out for icy patches on the road.
She sewed a patch on the knee of his jeans.
Words that go with patch
adjective + noun
- bare patchThe dog dug a bare patch in the lawn.
- icy patchBe careful of an icy patch near the bridge.
- damp patchA damp patch spread across the ceiling.
noun + preposition
- patch ofA patch of blue sky appeared between the clouds.
noun + noun
- vegetable patchHe grows tomatoes in a small vegetable patch.
verb + noun
- hit a rough patchTheir marriage hit a rough patch last year.
- sew a patchShe sewed a patch over the hole in her bag.