Definition of
Fix
- (noun, state) informal terms for a difficult situation
he made a muddle of his marriage - (noun, act) something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
- (noun, act) the act of putting something in working order again
- (noun, act) an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
- (noun, act) a determination of the place where something is
- (verb, change) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Repair my shoes please - (verb, contact) cause to be firmly attached
she fixed her gaze on the man - (verb, communication) decide upon or fix definitely
specify the parameters - (verb, creation) prepare for eating by applying heat
can you make me an omelette?
fix breakfast for the guests, please - (verb, competition) take vengeance on or get even
That'll fix him good!
This time I got him - (verb, creation) set or place definitely
- (verb, change) kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
- (verb, change) make fixed, stable or stationary
- (verb, body) make infertile
- (verb, social) influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
- (verb, contact) put (something somewhere) firmly
deposit the suitcase on the bench
fix your eyes on this spot - (verb, change) make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
prepare for war
I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
- (noun, state) informal terms for a difficult situation
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Synonyms of Fix
bushel, cook, define, deposit, desex, desexualise, desexualize, determine, doctor, fasten, fixate, fixing, fixture, furbish up, gear up, get, hole, jam, kettle of fish, limit, localisation, localization, locating, location, make, mend, mending, mess, muddle, pay back, pay off, pickle, posit, prepare, ready, repair, reparation, restore, secure, set, set up, situate, specify, sterilise, sterilize, touch on, unsex
Alternate forms of Fix
Derivations: fix, fixer, fixing, fixture
Hyponyms: alter, anchor, band aid, bandage, bar, belay, belt, berth, bight, bind, bitt, brace, brad, brooch, buckle, bury, button, cable, care, cast anchor, castrate, cement, chain, chock, cinch, clamp, clasp, cleat, clinch, coapt, cobble, concoct, cook up, cram, cramp, crank, crop, cultivate, darn, darning, define, deglaze, demasculinise, demasculinize, deposit, devil, dog's breakfast, dog's dinner, dress, dress out, drop anchor, echo sounding, echolocation, emasculate, entrench, escallop, fiddle, fill, fix, flambe, garter, girth, ground, grout, hang, hang up, hasp, heel, hook, intrench, joggle, joint, keep, lard, latch, lay out, lock, lock up, lodge, maintenance, moor, mount, name, neuter, noose, patch, patch up, patching, picket, piece, pin, point, poise, precondition, precook, preserve, prime, provide, put on, quantify, quick fix, quickie, quicky, reconstruction, reheel, repoint, reset, resole, restitution, restoration, revamp, rig, rivet, rope up, run up, scallop, sediment, set, set up, sew, sew together, socialise, socialize, sole, spay, spike, stake, staple, stay, stick, stitch, strap, string, summerise, summerize, tack, tie, tie up, tinker, toggle, trouble-shoot, troubleshoot, upkeep, vamp, vasectomise, vasectomize, velcro, wedge, whip up, whomp up, winterise, winterize, wire, work, zip, zip up, zipper
Hypernyms: act upon, alter, ameliorate, amend, attach, better, change, choose, constitute, create from raw material, create from raw stuff, determination, difficulty, establish, exemption, finding, fix, found, gear up, get back, get even, granting immunity, immunity, improve, improvement, influence, institute, intravenous injection, lay, meliorate, modify, operate, operate on, pick out, place, plant, pose, position, prepare, put, ready, select, set, set up, take, work
Origin of the word Fix
- late 14c., probably from O.Fr. *fixer, from fixe "fixed," from L. fixus, pp. of figere "to fix, fasten," from PIE base *dhigw- "to stick, to fix." Earliest Eng. usage was to "fix" one's eyes or mind on something; sense of "fasten, attach" is c.1400; that of "settle, assign" is pre-1500 and evolved into "adjust, arrange" (1660s), then "repair" … more
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Words that sound like Fix
f.i.s.c., fabaceae, face, facia, faeces, fag, fagaceae, fagus, fake, faq, fas, fasces, fascia, fauces, faux, favus, fawkes, fax, faze, fcc, fcs, feces, feijoa, fes, fescue, fess, fesse, fez, fiasco, fica, fice, fichu, ficus, fig, fig wax, fiji, fijis, fisa, fisc, fish, fish cake, fish hawk, fisheye, fishgig, fishhook, fishy, fives
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