Associations to the word «Fix»

FIX, noun. A repair or corrective action.

FIX, noun. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.

FIX, noun. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.

FIX, noun. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.

FIX, noun. A determination of location.

FIX, noun. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)

FIX, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

FIX, verb. (transitive) (by extension) (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.

FIX, verb. (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place.

FIX, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) (usually in the passive) To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.

FIX, verb. (transitive) To mend, to repair.

FIX, verb. (transitive) (informal) To prepare (food).

FIX, verb. (transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion

FIX, verb. (transitive) (US) (informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.

FIX, verb. (transitive) (mathematics) (sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.

FIX, verb. (transitive) (informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.

FIX, verb. (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.

FIX, verb. (transitive) (chemistry) (biology) To convert into a stable or available form.

FIX, verb. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.

FIX, verb. (intransitive) 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.

FIX, abbreviation. Abbreviation of factor IX. (clotting factor IX)

FIX SOMEONE'S WAGON, verb. (idiomatic) To cause injury, distress, or inconvenience to someone, especially as punishment or as a comeuppance.

FIX THE ROOF WHILE THE SUN IS SHINING, verb. (proverbial) To deal with an problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable.

FIX UP, verb. (transitive) To provide (someone) (with something); to furnish.

FIX UP, verb. (transitive) To repair or refurbish.

FIX UP, verb. (transitive) To prepare or provide (something).

FIX, noun. Informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage".

FIX, noun. Something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate".

FIX, noun. The act of putting something in working order again.

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

FIX, noun. A determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target".

FIX, verb. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please".

FIX, verb. Cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man".

FIX, verb. Decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters".

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

FIX, verb. Take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him".

FIX, verb. Set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!".

FIX, verb. Kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study.

FIX, verb. Make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame".

FIX, verb. Make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized".

FIX, verb. Influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race".

FIX, verb. Put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot".

FIX, 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".