FIX
Definition:
- [noun] informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
Synonyms: hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
- [noun] something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"
- [noun] the act of putting something in working order again
Synonyms: repair, ing, ture, mend, mending, reparation
- [noun] an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
- [noun] a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"
Synonyms: localization, localisation, location, locating
- [verb] restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
Synonyms: repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
- [verb] cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
Synonyms: fasten, secure
- [verb] decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
Synonyms: specify, set, determine, limit
- [verb] prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
Synonyms: cook, ready, make, prepare
- [verb] take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
Synonyms: pay back, pay off, get
- [verb] set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"
- [verb] kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
- [verb] make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"
Synonyms: ate
- [verb] make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized"
Synonyms: sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise
- [verb] put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
Synonyms: situate, posit, deposit
- [verb] 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"
Synonyms: prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
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Related Words:
- tinker, fiddle
- fill
- piece, patch
- cobble
- point, repoint
- trouble-shoot
- patch, patch up
- sole, resole
- vamp, revamp
- heel, reheel
- darn
- strap
- tie, bind
- rig
- bitt
- latch
- garter
- chain
- cable
- picket
- rope up
- cinch, girth
- bind, bandage
- cramp
- cleat
- anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor
- anchor, ground
- moor
- moor, berth, tie up
- spike
- sew, run up, sew together, stitch
- crank
- noose
- chock
- brad
- bight
- belay
- belay
- bar
- clamp
- velcro
- stay
- clinch
- clinch
- lock
- lock up
- hasp
- zip up, zipper, zip
- tack
- string
- hook
- belt
- cement
- grout
- staple
- rivet
- button
- pin
- hang, hang up
- hang
- lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
- entrench, intrench
- buckle, clasp
- brooch, clasp
- stake
- wire
- coapt
- joggle
- joint
- toggle
- quantify
- name
- reset
- define
- preserve, keep
- dress, dress out
- put on
- devil
- precook
- whip up, whomp up
- concoct, cook up
- lard
- alter, neuter, spay, castrate
- emasculate, castrate, demasculinize, demasculinise
- vasectomize, vasectomise
- bury
- sediment
- socialize, socialise
- provide
- cram
- precondition
- fix
- mount
- set up, lay out, set
- winterize, winterise
- summerize, summerise
- prime
- cultivate, crop, work
- brace, poise
- dog's breakfast, dog's dinner
- darning
- patching
- care, maintenance, upkeep
- band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky
- restoration
- reconstruction
- restitution
- echolocation, echo sounding
