patcheth

Verb

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

1. To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
   • My coat needs patching.
2. To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
3. To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
   • I patched together this quilt.
4. To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
5. To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
   • [the control panel of hovercraft The Logos has lit up after being jumped by The Hammer]
     Sparky: She lives again.
     Crew member of The Hammer via radio: You want us to patch an uplink to reload the software, Sparky?
     Sparky: Yeah, that'd be swell. And can you clean the windshield while you're at it?2003, The Matrix Revolutions, Scene: Starting the Logos, 00:43:09 - 00:43:32
6. (generally with the particle "up") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner
   • The truce between the two countries has been patched up.

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