The difference between Patch and Spell

When used as nouns, patch means a piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole, whereas spell means words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.

When used as verbs, patch means to mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like, whereas spell means to put under the influence of a spell.

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  1. Patch as a noun:

    A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.

    Examples:

    "His sleeves had patches on the elbows where different fabric had been sewn on to replace material that had worn away."

  2. Patch as a noun:

    A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.

    Examples:

    "I can't afford to replace the roof, which is what it really needs. I'll have the roofer apply a patch."

  3. Patch as a noun:

    A repair intended to be used for a limited time; (differs from previous usage in that it is intended to be a temporary fix and the size of the repair is irrelevant). This usage can mean that the repair is temporary because it is an early but necessary step in the process of properly, completely repairing something,

    Examples:

    "Before you can fix a dam, you have to apply a patch to the hole so that everything can dry off.''<br>or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future."

    "This patch should hold until you reach the city," the mechanic said as he patted the car's hood."

  4. Patch as a noun:

    A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)

    Examples:

    "The world economy had a rough patch in the 1930s."

    "To me, a normal cow is white with black patches, but Sarah's from Texas and most of the cows there have solid brown, black, or red coats."

    "Doesn't that patch of clouds looks like a bunny?"

    "When ice skating, be sure to stay away from reeds: there are always thin patches of ice there, and you could fall through."

  5. Patch as a noun:

    A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.

    Examples:

    "Scattered patches of trees or growing corn."

  6. Patch as a noun:

    An area of professional responsibility

  7. Patch as a noun (historical):

    A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.

  8. Patch as a noun (medicine):

    A piece of material used to cover a wound.

  9. Patch as a noun (medicine):

    An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.

    Examples:

    "Many people use a nicotine patch to wean themselves off of nicotine."

  10. Patch as a noun (medicine):

    A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.

    Examples:

    "He had scratched his cornea so badly that his doctor told him to wear a patch."

  11. Patch as a noun:

    A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.

  12. Patch as a noun (computing):

    A patch file, a file used for input to a patch program or that describes changes made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug.

  13. Patch as a noun:

    A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.

  14. Patch as a noun:

    A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.

  15. Patch as a noun (often, '''patch cable''', '''patch cord'''{{,):

    etc.; see also patch panel}} A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.

  16. Patch as a noun:

    A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).

  17. Patch as a noun (printing, historical):

    An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.

  1. Patch as a verb:

    To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like

    Examples:

    "MY coat needs patching."

  2. Patch as a verb:

    To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.

  3. Patch as a verb:

    To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.

  4. Patch as a verb:

    To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.

  5. Patch as a verb:

    To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.

  6. Patch as a verb (generally with the particle "up"):

    To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner

    Examples:

    "The truce between the two countries has been patched up."

  7. Patch as a verb (computing):

    To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence: To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade. To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.

  8. Patch as a verb:

    To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.

    Examples:

    "I'll need to patch the preamp output to the mixer."

  1. Patch as a noun (archaic):

    A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.

  1. Spell as a noun:

    Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.

    Examples:

    "He cast a spell to cure warts."

  2. Spell as a noun:

    A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.

    Examples:

    "under a spell"

  3. Spell as a noun (obsolete):

    Speech, discourse.

  1. Spell as a verb:

    To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

  2. Spell as a verb (obsolete):

    To speak, to declaim.

  3. Spell as a verb (obsolete):

    To tell; to relate; to teach.

  1. Spell as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.

  2. Spell as a verb (transitive, sometimes with “out”):

    To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.

  3. Spell as a verb (intransitive):

    To be able to write or say the letters that form words.

    Examples:

    "I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic."

  4. Spell as a verb (transitive):

    Of letters: to compose (a word).

    Examples:

    "The letters “a”, “n” and “d” spell “and”."

  5. Spell as a verb (transitive, figuratively):

    To indicate that (some event) will occur.

    Examples:

    "This spells trouble."

  6. Spell as a verb (transitive, figuratively, with “out”):

    To clarify; to explain in detail.

    Examples:

    "Please spell it out for me."

  7. Spell as a verb:

    To constitute; to measure.

  1. Spell as a verb (transitive):

    To work in place of (someone).

    Examples:

    "to spell the helmsman"

  2. Spell as a verb (transitive):

    To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.

    Examples:

    "They spelled the horses and rested in the shade of some trees near a brook."

  3. Spell as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):

    To rest from work for a time.

  1. Spell as a noun (rare):

    A (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.

  2. Spell as a noun (informal):

    A definite (of work or other activity).

  3. Spell as a noun (colloquial):

    An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); a relatively short distance.

  4. Spell as a noun:

    A period of rest; time off.

  5. Spell as a noun (colloquial, US):

    A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.

  6. Spell as a noun (cricket):

    An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.

  1. Spell as a noun (dialectal):

    A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Holland"

  2. Spell as a noun:

    The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.

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