fix

[fix]

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

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Fixed; solidified.

Noun
a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"

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

Noun
the act of putting something in working order again

Noun
something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"

Noun
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"

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Verb
make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized"

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restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

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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"

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

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make fixed, stable or stationary; "let''s fix the picture to the frame"

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decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

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take vengeance on or get even; "We''ll get them!"; "That''ll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

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cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

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

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set or place definitely; "Let''s fix the date for the party!"

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prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

a.
Fixed; solidified.

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.

v. t.
To transfix; to pierce.

v. t.
To render (an impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensible to the action of light.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace) with fettling.

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.

n.
A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament; dilemma.

n.
fettling.

Fix

Fix , a. [OE., fr. L. fixus, p.p. of figere to fix; cf. F. fixe.] Fixed; solidified. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Fix

Fix, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fixed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fixing.] [Cf. F. fixer.] 1. To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to implant; to secure; to make efinite.

An ass's nole I fixed on his head.

O, fix thy chair of grace, that all my powers May also fix their reverence.

His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.

And fix far deeper in his head their stings.

2. To hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as the eye on an object, the attention on a speaker.

Sat fixed in thought the mighty Stagirite.

One eye on death, and one full fix'd on heaven.

3. To transfix; to pierce. [Obs.] Sandys. 4. (Photog.) To render (an impression) permanent by treating with such applications a will make it insensible to the action of light. Abney. 5. To put in prder; 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. [Colloq. U.S.] 6. (Iron Manuf.) To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace) with fettling. Syn. -- To arrange; prepare; adjust; place; establis; settle; determine.

Fix

Fix, v. i. 1. To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.

Your kindness banishes your fear, Resolved to fix forever here.

2. 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. Bacon. To fix on, to settle the opinion or resolution about; to determine regarding; as, the contracting parties have fixed on certain leading points.

Fix

Fix, n. 1. A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament; dillema. [Colloq.]

Is he not living, then? No. is he dead, then? No, nor dead either. Poor Aroar can not live, and can not die, -- so that he is in an almighty fix.

2. (Iron Manuf.) fettling. [U.S.]

Fixed; solidified.

To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to implant; to secure; to make efinite.

To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.

A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament; dillema.

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Usage Examples

I do not come bearing a party label on my sleeve - or a quick fix in my back pocket. I do not come with a rigid ideology in my heart - or a soul that tells me to go it alone. I do not come to uproot tradition - or to be imprisoned by it.

At 13, I realized that I could fix anything electronic. It was amazing, I could just do it. I started a business repairing radios. It grew to be one of the largest in Philadelphia.

Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false.

I am a horrible visual artist. I can't fix a car, sew, knit, cook, etc. Statistically, there is more I don't do than do.

Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.

Geoengineering - the deliberate, large-scale manipulation of the earth's climate to offset global warming - is a nightmare fix for climate change.

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Other Usage Examples

As efforts to fix this failure at the Veterans Administration continue, I also intend to persist in demanding answers and action on the establishment of a new clinic to serve the veterans in North Central Washington.

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.

American policy seems to be wed to a perpetual state of war. Why? History shows that the world will always be in flux or turmoil, with different peoples competing for visibility and power. The U.S. cannot fix the fate of every nation.

Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are.

I blend my green drink every morning. I also fix my son a full-on American breakfast with bacon and toast.

Another thing that's quite different in writing a book as a practicing newspaperman is that if you look at what you've written the next morning and you think you didn't get it quite right, you can fix it.

I find that movies tend to fix the aesthetics of a story in people's minds.