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patch together

patch together verb: to repair (something), especially in an improvised manner or with insufficient equipment.

Verb

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

  1. To repair (something), especially in an improvised manner or with insufficient equipment.

Forms of patch together

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

Questions about patch together

What does patch together mean?
Patch together means to repair (something), especially in an improvised manner or with insufficient equipment.
What part of speech is patch together?
Patch together is a verb.
What is the past tense of patch together?
The past tense of patch together is patched together.

Words near patch together in the dictionary

  1. patch pockets
  2. patch test
  3. patch tested
  4. patch testing
  5. patch tests
  6. patch together
  7. patch up
  8. patch-box
  9. patch-boxes
  10. patch-clamp
  11. patch-ice

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