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patch

n. a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole

patch

n. a temporary addition to a piece of code, usually as a quick-and-dirty remedy to an existing bug

mend, patch

n. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"

patch, eyepatch

n. a protective cloth covering for an injured eye

patch, temporary hookup

n. a connection intended to be used for a limited time

patch, plot, plot of ground

n. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"

spot, maculation, patch, speckle, dapple, fleck

n. a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"

up

v. raise; "up the ante"

patch

v. provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow"

piece, patch

v. repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"

patch

v. mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"

patch, put together, patch together, piece together

v. to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"

up, upward, upwards

adv. spatially, temporally, or metaphorically up :"Look up!" "Let's move the date up"; "The music surged up"

up

adj. used up; "time is up"

up

adj. (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"

up

adj. open; "the windows are up"

up

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

up, improving

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

up, astir, out of bed

adj. out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

up, upbound, upward

adj. extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

area

n. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

lawn

n. a field of cultivated and mowed grass

patio, terrace

n. usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

blot, smear, smirch, spot, daub, smudge, slur

n. a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"

stain, discoloration, discolouration

n. a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"

decal, decalcomania

n. a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface

emblem

n. special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

piece

n. a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"

stitch, run up, sew, sew together

v. fasten by sewing; do needlework

reconstruct, remodel, redo

v. do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms"

reconstruct, remodel, redo

v. do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms"

stitch, run up, sew, sew together

v. fasten by sewing; do needlework

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

settle, make up, patch up, reconcile, conciliate

v. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

put, position, place, set, pose, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

done, through, through with

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

through with, done with

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

running, working, operative, functional

adj. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

ascending

adj. moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"

high

adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

insomniac, sleepless, wakeful

adj. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

unsleeping, wide-awake

adj. fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night"

waking

adj. marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"

uphill, acclivitous, upward-sloping

adj. sloping upward

ascendant, ascendent, ascensive

adj. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin

assurgent

adj. growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"

assurgent

adj. rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"

climbing, scandent

adj. used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"

soaring

adj. "a soaring eagle"

break, bust, cause to break

v. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

break, bust, cause to break

v. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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