FIX
/ˈfɪks/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 13
Definition
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation.
— synonyms: hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle_of_fish
- noun something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug.
- noun the act of putting something in working order again.
— synonyms: repair, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
- noun an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear.
- noun a determination of the place where something is.
— synonyms: localization, localisation, location, locating
- verb restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.
— synonyms: repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on
- verb cause to be firmly attached.
— synonyms: fasten, secure
- verb decide upon or fix definitely.
— synonyms: specify, set, determine, define, limit
- verb prepare for eating by applying heat.
— synonyms: cook, ready, make, prepare
- verb take vengeance on or get even.
— synonyms: pay_back, pay_off, get
- verb set or place definitely.
- verb kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study.
- verb make fixed, stable or stationary.
— synonyms: fixate
- verb make infertile.
— synonyms: sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise
- verb influence an event or its outcome by illegal means.
- verb put (something somewhere) firmly.
— synonyms: situate, posit, deposit
- verb make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.
— synonyms: prepare, set_up, ready, gear_up, set
Examples
- “That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.”
- “It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!”
- “We have a fix on your position.”
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