fix
fix/fiks/
verb
- fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position."fix the clamp on a rail"synonyms: fasten, attach, affix, secure, make fast, join, connect, couple, link, install, implant, plant, embed, anchor, stick, glue, bond, cement, pin, nail, screw, bolt, clamp, clip, bind, tie, lash, establish, position, station, situate, lodge
- decide or settle on (a specific price, date, course of action, etc.)."no date has yet been fixed for a hearing"synonyms: decide on, select, choose, resolve on, determine, arrive at, settle, set, finalize, arrange, prearrange, establish, allot, prescribe, designate, define, name, ordain, appoint, specify, stipulate
- mend or repair."you should fix that shelf"synonyms: repair, mend, patch up, put right, put to rights, set right, get working, make as good as new, see to, restore, restore to working order, remedy, rectify, put back together, overhaul, service, renovate, recondition, rehabilitate, rebuild, reconstruct, refit, adjust, fettle
- make arrangements for (something); organize."I've fixed it for you to see him on Thursday"synonyms: arrange, organize, contrive, sort out, see to, see about, manage, engineer, orchestrate, find a way, swing, wangle, pull strings
- make (a dye, photographic image, or drawing) permanent."he perfected a process of fixing a photographic likeness on a silver plate"synonyms: make permanent, make fast, set
- influence the outcome of (something, especially a race, contest, or election) by illegal or underhanded means."the foundation denies fixing races"synonyms: rig, arrange fraudulently, tamper with, manipulate, maneuver, twist, influence, set up, fiddle
- take an injection of a narcotic drug.synonyms: inject drugs, take drugs, shoot up, mainline, get one's fix
- castrate or spay (an animal); neuter.synonyms: castrate, neuter, geld, cut, emasculate, spay, desex, sterilize, alter, doctor, evirate, caponize, eunuchize
noun
- a difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament."how on earth did you get into such a fix?"synonyms: predicament, plight, difficulty, difficult situation, awkward situation, spot of trouble, bit of bother, corner, ticklish/tricky situation, tight spot, muddle, mess, mare's nest, quandary, dilemma, dire straits, pickle, jam, hole, spot, scrape, bind, pinch, sticky situation, hot water, the soup
- a dose of a narcotic drug to which one is addicted."he hadn't had his fix"synonyms: dose, hit, rush
- a measure taken to resolve a problem or correct a mistake; a solution or remedy."the company is working on a fix but suggests users consider technical workarounds in the meantime"synonyms: solution, answer, resolution, way out, remedy, antidote, cure, nostrum, panacea, magic bullet
- a position determined by visual or radio bearings or astronomical observations."the radio operator received the distress call and calculated the fix"
- a dishonest or underhanded arrangement."obviously, his appointment was a fix"synonyms: fraud, swindle, pretense, hoax, trick, charade, sham, setup, scam, con trick, sting, fiddle
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