diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 41bdd7e21..242bb5b3f 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -5206,7 +5206,7 @@ def CMDland(parser, args):
 @subcommand.usage('<patch url or issue id or issue url>')
 @metrics.collector.collect_metrics('git cl patch')
 def CMDpatch(parser, args):
-  """Patches in a code review."""
+  """Applies (cherry-picks) a Gerrit changelist locally."""
   parser.add_option('-b', dest='newbranch',
                     help='create a new branch off trunk for the patch')
   parser.add_option('-f', '--force', action='store_true',
diff --git a/man/html/git-cl.html b/man/html/git-cl.html
index 0262d1d75..bfd4f72ad 100644
--- a/man/html/git-cl.html
+++ b/man/html/git-cl.html
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ patch
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
-  patches in a code review
+  applies (cherry-picks) a Gerrit changelist locally
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt class="hdlist1">
diff --git a/man/man1/git-cl.1 b/man/man1/git-cl.1
index 98983abce..b21b67c3e 100644
--- a/man/man1/git-cl.1
+++ b/man/man1/git-cl.1
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ interactively find the owners for reviewing
 .PP
 patch
 .RS 4
-patches in a code review
+applies (cherry-picks) a Gerrit changelist locally
 .RE
 .PP
 presubmit
diff --git a/man/src/git-cl.txt b/man/src/git-cl.txt
index f33aed991..acb2df29b 100644
--- a/man/src/git-cl.txt
+++ b/man/src/git-cl.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ owners::
   interactively find the owners for reviewing
 
 patch::
-  patches in a code review
+  applies (cherry-picks) a Gerrit changelist locally
 
 presubmit::
   runs presubmit tests on the current changelist