PATCHING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

-ing form of the verb patch