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fix (fks)v. fixed, fix·ing, fix·es v.tr.1. a. to place securely; make stable or firm: fixed the tent poles in the ground. see synonyms at fasten.b. to secure to another; attach: fixing the notice to the board with tacks.2. a. to put into a stable or unalterable form: tried to fix the conversation in her memory.b. to make (a chemical substance) nonvolatile or solid.c. biology to convert (nitrogen) into stable, biologically assimilable compounds.d. to kill and preserve (a specimen) intact for microscopic study.e. to prevent discoloration of (a photographic image) by washing or coating with a chemical preservative.3. to direct steadily: fixed her eyes on the road ahead.4. to capture or hold: the man with the long beard fixed our attention.5. a. to set or place definitely; establish: fixed her residence in a coastal village.b. to determine with accuracy; ascertain: fixed the date of the ancient artifacts.c. to agree on; arrange: fix a time to meet.6. to assign; attribute: fixing the blame.7. a. to correct or set right; adjust: fix a misspelling; fix the out-of-date accounts.b. to restore to proper condition or working order; repair: fix a broken machine.c. computer science to convert (data) from floating-point notation to fixed-point notation.8. to make ready; prepare: fixed the room for the guests; fix lunch for the kids; fixed himself a milkshake.9. to spay or castrate (an animal).10. informal to take revenge upon; get even with.11. to influence the outcome or actions of by improper or unlawful means: fix a prizefight; fix a jury.v.intr.1. to direct one's efforts or attention; concentrate: we fixed on the immediate goal.2. to become stable or firm; harden: fresh plaster will fix in a few hours.3. chiefly southern u.s. to be on the verge of; to be making preparations for. used in progressive tenses with the infinitive: we were fixing to leave without you.n.1. a. the act of adjusting, correcting, or repairing.b. informal something that repairs or restores; a solution: no easy fix for an intractable problem.2. the position, as of a ship or aircraft, determined by visual observations with the aid of equipment.3. a clear determination or understanding: a briefing that gave us a fix on the current situation.4. an instance of arranging a special consideration, such as an exemption from a requirement, or an improper or illegal outcome, especially by means of bribery.5. a difficult or embarrassing situation; a predicament. see synonyms at predicament.6. slang an amount or dose of something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic.phrasal verb: fix up1. to improve the appearance or condition of; refurbish.2. to provide; equip.3. informal to provide a companion on a date for: fixed me up with an escort at the last minute.idiom: fix (someone's) wagon to get revenge on another.[middle english fixen, from fix, fixed in position, from latin fxus, past participle of fgere, to fasten; see dhgw- in indo-european roots.]fixa·ble adj.regional note: fixing to ranks with y'all as one of the best known markers of southern dialects, although it occasionally appears in the informal speech and writing of non-southerners as well. fixing to means "to be on the verge of or in preparation for (doing a given thing)," but like the modal auxiliaries, it has only a single invariant form and is not fully inflected like other verbs. its form is always the present participle followed by the infinitive marker to: they were fixing to leave without me. semantically, fixing to can refer only to events that immediately follow the speaker's point of reference. one cannot say, "we're fixing to have a baby in a couple of years." the use of fixing to as an immediate or proximate future is very common in african american vernacular english, and is one of many features that this variety of english shares with southern dialects.fix (fks)1. to convert inorganic carbon or nitrogen into stable, organic compounds that can be assimilated into organisms. photosynthetic organisms such as green plants fix carbon in carbohydrates as food; certain bacteria fix nitrogen as ammonia that can be absorbed directly or through nitrification by plant roots. see more at carbon fixationnitrogen fixation2. to convert a substance, especially a gas, into solid or liquid form by chemical reactions.3. to kill and preserve a tissue specimen rapidly to retain as nearly as possible the characteristics it had in the living body.
thesauruslegend: synonyms related words antonymsnoun1.fix - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle, jam, holedifficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job"2.fix - something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"intravenous injection - an injection into a veincolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech3.fix - the act of putting something in working order againfixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fixtureimprovement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"darning - the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threadspatching - the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over itmaintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"quick fix, quickie, quicky, band aid - hurried repairrestoration - the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory statereconstruction - the activity of constructing something againrestitution - the act of restoring something to its original state4.fix - an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"granting immunity, exemption, immunity - an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"5.fix - a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target"localization, locating, localisation, locationdetermination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures"echo sounding, echolocation - determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from itverb1.fix - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "she repaired her tv set"; "repair my shoes please"furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restoreameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "the editor improved the manuscript with his changes"tinker, fiddle - try to fix or mend; "can you tinker with the t.v. set--it's not working right"; "she always fiddles with her van on the weekend"fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"patch, piece - repair by adding pieces; "she pieced the china cup"cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes"repoint, point - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"trouble-shoot, troubleshoot - solve problems; "he is known to be good at trouble-shooting"patch up, patch - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"resole, sole - put a new sole on; "sole the shoes"revamp, vamp - provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"reheel, heel - put a new heel on; "heel shoes"darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks"2.fix - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"fasten, securestrap - secure (a sprained joint) with a straptie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "they tied their victim to the chair"rig - connect or secure to; "they rigged the bomb to the ignition"bitt - secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"latch - fasten with a latch; "latch the door"garter - fasten with or as if with a garterchain - fasten or secure with chains; "chain the chairs together"cable - fasten with a cable; "cable trees"picket - fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"rope up - attach to one another, for safety; "the mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent"attach - cause to be attachedcinch, girth - tie a cinch around; "cinch horses"bandage, bind - wrap around with something so as to cover or enclosecramp - secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood"cleat - secure on a cleat; "cleat a line"cast anchor, drop anchor, anchor - secure a vessel with an anchor; "we anchored at baltimore"anchor, ground - fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"moor - secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"moor, berth, tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"spike - secure with spikessew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needleworkcrank - fasten with a cranknoose - secure with a noosechock - secure with chocksbrad - fasten with bradsbight - fasten with a bightbelay - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleatbelay - turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or himbar - secure with, or as if with, bars; "he barred the door"clamp - fasten or fix with a clamp; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened"velcro - fasten with velcro; "velcro the belt"stay - fasten with staysclinch - flatten the ends (of nails and rivets); "the nails were clinched"clinch - secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts; "the girder was clinched into the wall"lock - fasten with a lock; "lock the bike to the fence"lock up - secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"hasp - secure or lock with a haspzip, zip up, zipper - close with a zipper; "zip up your jacket--it's cold"tack - fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"string - string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package"hook - fasten with a hookbelt - fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers"cement - bind or join with or as if with cementgrout - bind with grout; "grout the bathtub"staple - secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together"rivet - fasten with a rivet or rivetsbutton - fasten with buttons; "button the dress"pin - attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man"hang, hang up - cause to be hanging or suspended; "hang that picture on the wall"hang - place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"deposit, stick, wedge, lodge - put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"entrench, intrench - fix firmly or securelybuckle, clasp - fasten with a buckle or bucklesbrooch, clasp - fasten with or as if with a broochstake - tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"3.fix - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"specify, limit, set, determine, definequantify - use as a quantifierchoose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "take any one of these cards"; "choose a good husband for your daughter"; "she selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"name - mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"reset - set anew; "they re-set the date on the clock"define - give a definition for the meaning of a word; "define `sadness'"4.fix - prepare for eating by applying heat; "cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"ready, prepare, cook, makepreserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"dress out, dress - kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratchdeglaze - dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirringescallop, scallop - bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on topflambe - pour liquor over and ignite (a dish)put on - put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!"devil - coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"precook - cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long; "precook the rice"whip up, whomp up - prepare or cook quickly or hastilycook up, concoct - prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange mixture"lard - prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat"make - gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"5.fix - take vengeance on or get even; "we'll get them!"; "that'll fix him good!"; "this time i got him"pay back, pay off, getget back, get even - take revenge or even out a score; "i cannot accept the defeat--i want to get even"pay - make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"6.fix - set or place definitely; "let's fix the date for the party!"institute, establish, found, plant, constitute - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"7.fix - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic studycytology - the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cellsgear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up - 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"8.fix - make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"fixateattach - cause to be attached9.fix - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsexneuter, spay, castrate, alter - remove the ovaries of; "is your cat spayed?"demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, castrate - remove the testicles of a male animalvasectomise, vasectomize - remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control"operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "the doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"10.fix - influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race"act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "the artist's work influenced the young painter"; "she worked on her friends to support the political candidate"11.fix - put (something somewhere) firmly; "she posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"posit, situate, depositbury - place in the earth and cover with soil; "they buried the stolen goods"lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "put your things here"; "set the tray down"; "set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "place emphasis on a certain point"sediment - deposit as a sediment12.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"gear up, prepare, ready, set, set upalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "the advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "the discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"socialise, socialize - prepare for social life; "children have to be socialized in school"provide - take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending examprecondition - put into the required condition beforehandfix - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic studymount - fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"lay out, set up, set - get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"winterise, winterize - prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses"summerise, summerize - prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house"prime - insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"crop, cultivate, work - prepare for crops; "work the soil"; "cultivate the land"brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult ?page tools
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