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fix > 16 senses
NOUN	1	fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish	Informal terms for a difficult situation
	2	fix	Something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
	3	fix, repair, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation	The act of putting something in working order again
	4	fix	An exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
	5	fix, localization, localisation, location, locating	A determination of the place where something is
VERB	1	fix, repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on	Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
	2	fix, fasten, secure	Cause to be firmly attached
	3	fix, specify, set, determine, limit	Decide upon or fix definitely
	4	fix, cook, ready, make, prepare	Prepare for eating by applying heat
	5	fix, pay back, pay off, get	Take vengeance on or get even
	6	fix	Set or place definitely
	7	fix	Kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
	8	fix, fixate	Make fixed, stable or stationary
	9	fix, sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise	Make infertile
	10	fix, situate, posit, deposit	Put (something somewhere) firmly
	11	fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set	Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

fix > pronunciation
Sounds	fih'ks
Rhymes	acoustics, acrobatics, aerobatics, and 104 more rhymes in ihks...

fix > noun 1, state
Meaning	Informal terms for a difficult situation.
Examples	"he got into a terrible fix"
Synonyms	hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
Broader	difficulty
Narrower	dog's breakfast, dog's dinner

fix > noun 2, act
Meaning	Something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug.
Examples	"she needed a fix of chocolate"
Usage	colloquialism
Broader	intravenous injection

fix > noun 3, act
Meaning	The act of putting something in working order again.
Synonyms	repair, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
Broader	improvement
Narrower	darning; patching; care, maintenance, upkeep; band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky; restoration; reconstruction; restitution
Verbs	fix

fix > noun 4, act
Meaning	An exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear.
Examples	"collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
Broader	exemption, immunity, granting immunity

fix > noun 5, act
Meaning	A determination of the place where something is.
Examples	"he got a good fix on the target"
Synonyms	localization, localisation, location, locating
Broader	determination, finding
Narrower	echolocation, echo sounding

fix > verb 1, change
Meaning	Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The men fix the chairs
Synonyms	repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
Contrary	break, bust
Broader	better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Narrower	tinker, fiddle; fill; piece, patch; cobble; point, repoint; trouble-shoot; patch, patch up; sole, resole; vamp, revamp; heel, reheel; darn
Entailed by	overhaul, modernize, modernise
Nouns	fixer; fix, fixing, fixture

fix > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Cause to be firmly attached.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"she fixed her gaze on the man"
Synonyms	fasten, secure
Contrary	unfasten
Cause to	fasten
Broader	attach
Narrower	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
Entailed by	tie down, tie up, bind, truss; seal; lace, lace up
Nouns	fixture; fixture

fix > verb 3, communication
Meaning	Decide upon or fix definitely.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"fix the variables"
Synonyms	specify, set, determine, limit
Broader	choose, take, select, pick out
Narrower	quantify; name; reset; define

fix > verb 4, creation
Meaning	Prepare for eating by applying heat.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The chefs fix the vegetables
Examples	"fix breakfast for the guests, please"
Synonyms	cook, ready, make, prepare
Similar to	make
Broader	create from raw material, create from raw stuff
Narrower	preserve, keep; dress, dress out; deglaze; scallop, escallop; flambe; put on; devil; precook; whip up, whomp up; concoct, cook up; lard

fix > verb 5, competition
Meaning	Take vengeance on or get even.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Examples	"That'll fix him good!"
Synonyms	pay back, pay off, get
Similar to	pay
Broader	get even, get back

fix > verb 6, creation
Meaning	Set or place definitely.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"Let's fix the date for the party!"
Broader	establish, found, plant, constitute, institute

fix > verb 7, change
Meaning	Kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Category	cytology
Broader	fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
Nouns	fixing

fix > verb 8, change
Meaning	Make fixed, stable or stationary.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"let's fix the picture to the frame"
Synonyms	fixate
Broader	attach

fix > verb 9, body
Meaning	Make infertile.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise
Broader	operate on, operate
Narrower	alter, neuter, spay, castrate; emasculate, castrate, demasculinize, demasculinise; vasectomize, vasectomise
Nouns	fixing

fix > verb 10, contact
Meaning	Put (something somewhere) firmly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"fix your eyes on this spot"
Synonyms	situate, posit, deposit
Broader	put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Narrower	bury; sediment

fix > verb 11, change
Meaning	Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Examples	"I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
Synonyms	prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
Broader	change, alter, modify
Narrower	socialize, socialise; provide; cram; precondition; fix; mount; set up, lay out, set; winterize, winterise; summerize, summerise; prime; cultivate, crop, work; brace, poise

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