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PATCHING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("patching" is a kind of...):
fix; fixing; fixture; mend; mending; repair; reparation (the act of putting something in working order again)
Derivation:
patch (mend by putting a patch on)
patch (to join or unite the pieces of)
patch (provide with a patch; also used metaphorically)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb patch
