patch
122
2.3
- noun
- /pætʃ/
:
parche
- He applied a band-aid as a patch to cover the cut on his finger.
- a nicotine patch
- an eye patch
- transdermal patch
I'm going to put these little gel eye patches on under my eyes.
- I'm going to put these little gel eye patches on under my eyes.
- OK, It's a three-step blackhead care patch to keep paws clean and smooth.
- And on top of that, that which I am taking via patches isn't getting absorbed.
- The hydrocolloid pimple patches have been a lifesaver for me recently.
- Oh yeah, like, like Pelosi, who's the guy with the eye patch, Dan, Dan Crenshaw.
- So after burning my skin, the patches stuck.
Examples
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Now, I am gonna put this patch on your forehead, like this.
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His cheeks were windburned, and around his eyes were white patches where his sunglasses protected him.
Fiction book (1990) -
We're going to keep the patch on for a few days.
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And you look really cute in an eye patch.
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Janet bought me a black eye patch, which she declared "cute" and my children declared "weird."
Academic text (1999) -
Can you kind of see this patch here just on my cheek?
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I'm going to put these little gel eye patches on under my eyes.
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The hydrocolloid pimple patches have been a lifesaver for me recently.
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On the door's edge, Rimgale notices a small patch of melted, sticky goo.
Fiction book (1991) -
The doctor recommended a nicotine patch to help with quitting smoking.
Synonyms
126
1.0
A piece of soft material that covers and protects a wound
3
2.8
A piece of clean cloth placed over a wound to protect it
1
3.5
A small cloth that covers one eye to protect it after injury
A sticky pad put on the skin that sends medicine into the blood slowly
A small sticky pad with sensors that record or send health data
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small sticky medicine you put on your skin to replace the female hormone estradiol
- Specialized
A test that puts small sticky pads with substances on skin to check for allergy
- Specialized
A small area of tissue in the small intestine that helps the body fight germs
- Specialized
A sticky pad put on the skin that sends medicine into the blood slowly
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Patch comes from an old word for a small piece of cloth used to mend clothes, like in a patchwork quilt. So a patch is something you put over a cut or tear to cover and protect it.