patch
nounUK /pætʃ/
US /pætʃ/
A small piece of cloth used to cover a hole.
Mom sewed a patch on my torn jeans.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small area of something that is different from the area around it.
There was a patch of ice on the sidewalk.
3. A small piece of material stuck on the skin to cover a cut.
He put a patch on his scraped knee.
4. A small piece of land where plants are grown.
We planted a vegetable patch behind the house.