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Patch and Squared

noun

  • A small contrasting part of something.
    • usage: "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
  • A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation.
    • usage: "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
  • A piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole.
  • A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
    • usage: "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
  • A short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program.
  • A connection intended to be used for a limited time.
  • Sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment. )
    • usage: "her stockings had several mends"
  • A protective cloth covering for an injured eye.
  • A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body.

verb

  • To join or unite the pieces of.
    • usage: "patch the skirt"
  • Provide with a patch; also used metaphorically.
    • usage: "The field was patched with snow"
  • Mend by putting a patch on.
    • usage: "patch a hole"
  • Repair by adding pieces.
    • usage: "She pieced the china cup"
Patch is a masculine given name

verb

  • Make square.
    • usage: "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
  • Raise to the second power.
  • Cause to match, as of ideas or acts.
  • Position so as to be square.
    • usage: "He squared his shoulders"
  • Be compatible with.
    • usage: "one idea squares with another"
  • Pay someone and settle a debt.
    • usage: "I squared with him"
  • Turn the paddle; in canoeing.
  • Turn the oar, while rowing.

adjective

  • Having been made square. .
(imp.&p.p.) of Square.