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fix in WordNet English dictionaryverb- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
"She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" repair mend fix bushel doctor furbish up restore touch on
- prepare for eating by applying heat
"Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" cook fix ready make prepare
- decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" specify set determine define fix limit
- put (something somewhere) firmly
"She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" situate fix posit deposit
- make infertile
"in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" sterilize sterilise desex unsex desexualize desexualise fix
- cause to be firmly attached
"fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" fasten fix secure
- make fixed, stable or stationary
"let's fix the picture to the frame" fixate fix
- kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
fix
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
"Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" fix prepare set up ready gear up set
- take vengeance on or get even
"We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" pay back pay off get fix
- set or place definitely
"Let's fix the date for the party!" fix
- influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
"fix a race" fix
noun- the act of putting something in working order again
repair fix fixing fixture mend mending reparation
- an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
"collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" fix
- a determination of the place where something is
"he got a good fix on the target" localization localisation location locating fix
- something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
"she needed a fix of chocolate" fix
- informal terms for a difficult situation
"he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" fix hole jam mess muddle pickle kettle of fish
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