Definitions
1.verbTo mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like"My coat needs patching."
2.verbTo mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
3.verbTo make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
4.verbTo join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
5.verbTo employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
6.verb(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."
7.verbTo make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:
8.verbTo connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable."I'll need to patch the preamp output to the mixer."
9.nounThe act of one who patches.