Overview of noun fix

The noun fix has 5 senses

• 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")


• fix -- (something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate")


• repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation -- (the act of putting something in working order again)


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


• localization, localisation, location, locating, fix -- (a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target")

Overview of verb fix

The verb fix has 12 senses

• 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")


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


• specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit -- (decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters")


• 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")


• 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")


• fix -- (set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!")


• fix -- (kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study)


• fixate, fix -- (make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame")


• sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix -- (make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized")


• fix -- (influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race")


• 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")


• 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")