Definition
Meaning of 'fix'
Meaning of 'fix' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Fix 
[ a.]
- Fixed; solidified. [ a.]2. Fix [ n.]
- A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament;
dilemma. [ n.]- fettling.
3. Fix [ v. i.]
- To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease
from wandering; to rest. [ v. i.]- 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.
4. Fix [ v. t.]
- To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place permanently;
to fasten immovably; to establish; to implant; to secure; to make
definite. [ v. t.]- To hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as the eye on an object, the attention on a speaker.
- To transfix; to pierce.
- To render (an impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensible to the action of light.
- 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.
- To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace) with fettling.
Meaning of 'fix' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. fix [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
- an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
Example in sentence:
- collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers
Meaning (2):
- a determination of the place where something is
- a determination of the place where something is
Example in sentence:
- he got a good fix on the target
Meaning (3):
- informal terms for a difficult situation
- informal terms for a difficult situation
Example in sentence:
- he got into a terrible fix;
- he made a muddle of his marriage
Meaning (4):
- something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
- something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
Example in sentence:
- she needed a fix of chocolate
2. fix [ v]
[ v]Meaning (5):
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- prepare for eating by applying heat
Example in sentence:
- can you make me an omelette?;
- Cook me dinner, please;
- fix breakfast for the guests, please
Meaning (6):
- cause to be firmly attached
- cause to be firmly attached
Example in sentence:
- fasten the lock onto the door;
- she fixed her gaze on the man
Meaning (7):
- influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
- influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
Example in sentence:
- fix a race
Meaning (8):
- decide upon or fix definitely
- decide upon or fix definitely
Example in sentence:
- fix the variables;
- specify the parameters
Meaning (9):
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Example in sentence:
- Get the children ready for school!;
- I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill;
- prepare for war
Meaning (10):
- make infertile
- make infertile
Example in sentence:
- in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
Meaning (11):
- set or place definitely
- set or place definitely
Example in sentence:
- Let's fix the date for the party!
Meaning (12):
- make fixed, stable or stationary
- make fixed, stable or stationary
Example in sentence:
- let's fix the picture to the frame
Meaning (13):
- put (something somewhere) firmly
- put (something somewhere) firmly
Example in sentence:
- deposit the suitcase on the bench;
- fix your eyes on this spot;
- She posited her hand on his shoulder
Meaning (14):
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Example in sentence:
- Repair my shoes please;
- She repaired her TV set
Meaning (15):
- take vengeance on or get even
- take vengeance on or get even
Example in sentence:
- That'll fix him good!;
- This time I got him;
- We'll get them!
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