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Definition of 'FIX'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) fix
to repair; mend.

2.  fix
to put in order; adjust or arrange:
Fix your hair!

3.  fix
to make fast, firm, or stable.

4.  fix
to place definitely and more or less permanently.

5.  fix
to settle definitely; determine:
to fix a price.

6.  fix
to direct (the eyes, the attention, etc.) steadily.

7.  fix
to attract and hold (the eye, the attention, etc.).

8.  fix
to make set or rigid.

9.  fix
to put into permanent form.

10.  fix
to put or place (responsibility, blame, etc.) on a person.

11.  fix
to assign or refer to:
to fix a time for the meeting.

12.  fix
to arrange or influence the outcome or action of, esp. privately or dishonestly:
to fix a game.

13.  fix
to get (a meal) ready; prepare (food).

14.  fix
to put in a condition or position to make no further trouble.

15.  fix
to castrate or spay (an animal, esp. a pet).

16.  fix
to make (a chemical) stable in consistency or condition; reduce from fluidity or volatility to a more stable state.

17.  fix
to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.

18.  fix
to render (a photographic image) permanent by removing light-sensitive silver halides.

19.  fix
to kill, make rigid, and preserve for microscopic study.

20. (v.i.) fix
to become fixed.

21.  fix
to become set; assume a rigid or solid form.

22.  fix
to become stable or permanent.

23.  fix
to settle down.

24.  fix
Chiefly Southern U.S. to prepare; plan:
I was just fixing to call you.

25.  fix
fix on or upon, to decide on; determine.

26.  fix
fix up,

27.  fix
to make arrangements for.

28.  fix
to provide with an introduction to someone for a date.

29.  fix
to repair, cure, or resolve.

30. (n.) fix
a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.

31.  fix
a repair, adjustment, or solution, usu. of an immediate nature.

32.  fix
a charted position of a vessel or aircraft, determined by two or more bearings taken on landmarks, heavenly bodies, etc.

33.  fix
a clear determination:
Can you get a fix on the meaning of this paragraph?

34.  fix
Slang.

35.  fix
an injection of heroin or other narcotic.

36.  fix
Slang.

37.  fix
an underhand or illegal arrangement.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < ML fixāre, der. of L fixus fixed)

Definition of 'FIX'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
informal terms for a difficult situation
"he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"

2. (noun) fix
something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
"she needed a fix of chocolate"

3. (noun) repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
the act of putting something in working order again

4. (noun) fix
an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
"collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"

5. (verb) localization, localisation, location, locating, fix
a determination of the place where something is
"he got a good fix on the target"

6. (verb) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
"She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

7. (verb) fasten, fix, secure
cause to be firmly attached
"fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

8. (verb) specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit
decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

9. (verb) cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
prepare for eating by applying heat
"Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

10. (verb) pay back, pay off, get, fix
take vengeance on or get even
"We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

11. (verb) fix
set or place definitely
"Let's fix the date for the party!"

12. (verb) fix
kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

13. (verb) fixate, fix
make fixed, stable or stationary
"let's fix the picture to the frame"

14. (verb) sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix
make infertile
"in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"

15. (verb) fix
influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
"fix a race"

16. (verb) situate, fix, posit, deposit
put (something somewhere) firmly
"She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

17. (verb) fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
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"

Definition of 'FIX'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) fix
≠ break
I'm trying to fix the handle.; I need to get my computer fixed.

2.  fix
to agree or organize
Let's fix a date for the next meeting.; to fix the price at $40

3.  fix
(of food or drink) to prepare or get ready
Mom's fixing lunch.; He offered to fix her a drink.

4.  fix
≠ detach
***Fix it to the wall with a screw.

5.  fix
to dishonestly influence the results of sth
accused of fixing the horse race

Definition of 'FIX'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) FIX
fixed; solidified

2. (noun) FIX
a position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament; dilemma

3. (noun) FIX
fettling

4. (verb) FIX
to make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to implant; to secure; to make definite

5. (verb) FIX
to hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as the eye on an object, the attention on a speaker

6. (verb) FIX
to transfix; to pierce

7. (verb) FIX
to render (an impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensible to the action of light

8. (verb) FIX
to put in order; to arrange; to dispose of; to adjust; to set to rights; to set or place in the manner desired or most suitable; hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes; to fix the furniture of a room

9. (verb) FIX
to line the hearth of (a puddling furnace) with fettling

10. (verb) FIX
to become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest

11. (verb) FIX
to become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance

Definitions of 'FIX'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. FIX
What one does when a problem has been reported too many times to be ignored.

Definition of 'FIX'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. FIX
A position determined from terrestrial, electronic, or astronomical data.

Translation of 'FIX'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make firm or steady He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.
Afrikaans: vasmaak	Arabic: يُثَبِّت	Bulgarian: заковавам
Brazilian: fixar	Czech: zasadit, upevnit; upřít	German: befestigen, heften
Danish: fastgøre; fæstne	Greek: καρφώνω, στερεώνω	Spanish: fijar, clavar
Estonian: kinnitama	Farsi: ثابت کردن	Finnish: kiinnittää
French: enfoncer, fixer du regard	Hebrew: לקבּוֹע בִּמקוֹמוֹ	Hindi: निश्चित करना
Croatian: fiksirati (i pogledom)	Hungarian: rögzít	Indonesian: memantapkan, memancangkan
Icelandic: festa	Italian: fissare	Japanese: 固定する
Korean: 고정시키다	Lithuanian: įsmeigti	Latvian: cieši raudzīties uz kaut
Malay: memantapkan	Dutch: vastmaken, vestigen	Norwegian: feste, gjøre fast
Polish: umocować, utkwić	Persian: ثابت کردن	Pashto: سره وروستل، تثبيتول، سمول
Portuguese: fixar	Romanian: a fixa (cu privirea)	Russian: устанавливать; направлять
Slovak: upevniť; uprieť	Slovenian: zapičiti	Serbian: fiksirati
Swedish: sätta fast, fästa	Thai: ทำให้มั่นคง	Turkish: sıkıca tutturmak, dikmek
Taiwanese: 使固定	Ukrainian: застосовувати; затримуват	Urdu: محکم بنانا
Vietnamese: cố định	Chinese: 使固定
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