The difference between Patch and Stretch
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 stretch means an act of stretching.
When used as verbs, patch means to mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like, whereas stretch means to lengthen by pulling.
check bellow for the other definitions of Patch and Stretch
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Patch as a noun:
A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
Examples:
"Scattered patches of trees or growing corn."
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Patch as a noun:
An area of professional responsibility
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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.
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Patch as a noun (medicine):
A piece of material used to cover a wound.
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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."
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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."
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Patch as a noun:
A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
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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.
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Patch as a noun:
A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
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Patch as a noun:
A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
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Patch as a noun (often, '''patch cable''', '''patch cord'''{{,):
etc.; see also patch panel}} A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.
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Patch as a noun:
A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).
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Patch as a noun (printing, historical):
An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.
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Patch as a verb:
To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like
Examples:
"MY coat needs patching."
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Patch as a verb:
To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
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Patch as a verb:
To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
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Patch as a verb:
To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
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Patch as a verb:
To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
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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."
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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.
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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."
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Patch as a noun (archaic):
A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.
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Stretch as a verb (transitive):
To lengthen by pulling.
Examples:
"I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke."
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Stretch as a verb (intransitive):
To lengthen when pulled.
Examples:
"The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point."
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Stretch as a verb (transitive):
To pull tight.
Examples:
"First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum."
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Stretch as a verb (figuratively, transitive):
To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
Examples:
"I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days."
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Stretch as a verb (figuratively, transitive):
To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
Examples:
"To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably."
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Stretch as a verb (intransitive):
To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
Examples:
"The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble."
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Stretch as a verb (intransitive, transitive):
To extend one's limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles
Examples:
"Cats stretch with equal ease and agility beyond the point that breaks a man on the rack."
"I always stretch my muscles before exercising."
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Stretch as a verb (intransitive):
To extend to a limit point
Examples:
"His mustache stretched all the way to his sideburns."
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Stretch as a verb (transitive):
To increase.
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Stretch as a verb (obsolete, colloquial):
To stretch the truth; to exaggerate.
Examples:
"a man apt to stretch in his report of facts"
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Stretch as a verb (nautical):
To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
Examples:
"The ship stretched to the eastward."
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Stretch as a noun:
An act of stretching.
Examples:
"I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang."
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Stretch as a noun:
The ability to lengthen when pulled.
Examples:
"That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch."
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Stretch as a noun:
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief.
Examples:
"It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian."
"To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch."
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Stretch as a noun:
A segment of a journey or route.
Examples:
"It was an easy trip except for the last stretch, which took forever."
"It's a tough stretch of road in the winter, especially without chains."
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Stretch as a noun:
A segment or length of material.
Examples:
"a stretch of cloth"
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Stretch as a noun (baseball):
A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
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Stretch as a noun (baseball):
A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
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Stretch as a noun (informal):
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Stretch as a noun (horse racing):
The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
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Stretch as a noun (Ireland):
A length of time. Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days. The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs. A jail or prison term.
Examples:
"He did a 7-year stretch in jail."
"There is a grand stretch in the evenings."
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Stretch as a noun:
A stretch limousine.