Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun patching

1 sense of patching

Sense 1
patching -- (the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it)
       => repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation -- (the act of putting something in working order again)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb patch

4 senses of patch

Sense 1
patch, piece -- (to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt")
       => join, conjoin -- (make contact or come together; "The two roads join here")

Sense 2
patch -- (provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow")
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")

Sense 3
patch, patch up -- (mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole")
       => repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on -- (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please")
          Phrasal Verb-> patch up#2

Sense 4
piece, patch -- (repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup")
       => repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on -- (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please")