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patched

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /pæt͡ʃt/
  • rhymes with -ætʃt
  • CMU ARPABET: P AE1 CH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having been repaired with a patch or patches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of patch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • patched jeans

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a field patched with ice and snow
  • the wall had a spotty speckled effect
  • a black-and-white spotted cow

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spotty, spotted

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: sartus — having been repaired with a patch