fix

Meanings

• informal terms for a difficult situation
  • "he got into a terrible fix"
• something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
  • "she needed a fix of chocolate"
• the act of putting something in working order again
• an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
  • "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
• a determination of the place where something is
  • "he got a good fix on the target"
• restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
• cause to be firmly attached
  • "she fixed her gaze on the man"
• decide upon or fix definitely
  • "fix the variables"
• prepare for eating by applying heat
  • "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
• take vengeance on or get even
  • "That'll fix him good!"
• set or place definitely
  • "Let's fix the date for the party!"
• kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
• make fixed, stable or stationary
  • "let's fix the picture to the frame"
• make infertile
• influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
  • "fix a race"
• put (something somewhere) firmly
  • "fix your eyes on this spot"
• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
  • "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

Synonyms

bushel, cook, define, deposit, desex, desexualise, desexualize, determine, doctor, fasten, fixate, fixing, fixture, furbish up, gear up, get, hole, jam, kettle of fish, limit, localisation, localization, locating, location, make, mend, mending, mess, muddle, pay back, pay off, pickle, posit, prepare, ready, repair, reparation, restore, secure, set, set up, situate, specify, sterilise, sterilize, touch on, unsex