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patch over

patch over verb: to take over and absorb (a smaller motorcycle club).

Verb

patch over (third-person singular simple present patches over, present participle patching over, simple past and past participle patched over)

  1. (slang) To take over and absorb (a smaller motorcycle club).

Forms of patch over

third-person singular presentpatches over
present participlepatching over
past participlepatched over
pastpatched over

Origin of patch over

In reference to the patches, or club-specific badges, that bikers wear.

Questions about patch over

What does patch over mean?
Patch over means to take over and absorb (a smaller motorcycle club).
What part of speech is patch over?
Patch over is a verb.
What is the past tense of patch over?
The past tense of patch over is patched over.

Words near patch over in the dictionary

  1. patch clamp
  2. patch clamps
  3. patch file
  4. patch files
  5. patch ice
  6. patch over
  7. patch panel
  8. patch panels
  9. patch pocket
  10. patch pockets
  11. patch test

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