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Patch and Trace

patch

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"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Patch is a masculine given name
trace

noun

  • A just detectable amount.
    • usage: "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
  • An indication that something has been present.
    • usage: "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
  • A suggestion of some quality.
    • usage: "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
  • A drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image.
  • Either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree.
  • A visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle.

verb

  • Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something.
    • usage: "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress"
  • Make a mark or lines on a surface.
    • usage: "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
  • To go back over again.
    • usage: "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
  • Pursue or chase relentlessly.
    • usage: "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
  • Discover traces of.
    • usage: "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
  • Make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along.
    • usage: "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"
  • Copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of.
    • usage: "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
  • Read with difficulty.
    • usage: "Can you decipher this letter"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Trace is a feminine given name
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