fix
fiks
- n informal terms for a difficult situation
he got into a terrible fix - n something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
she needed a fix of chocolate - n the act of putting something in working order again
- n an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers - n a determination of the place where something is
he got a good fix on the target - v restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- v cause to be firmly attached
she fixed her gaze on the man - v decide upon or fix definitely
fix the variables - v prepare for eating by applying heat
fix breakfast for the guests, please - v take vengeance on or get even
That'll fix him good! - v set or place definitely
Let's fix the date for the party! - v kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
- v make fixed, stable or stationary
let's fix the picture to the frame - v make infertile
- v influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
fix a race - v put (something somewhere) firmly
fix your eyes on this spot - v 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
- Questions about whether a quick federal fix is rightand will be enough The Carter Administration decided last week that now was the time to come to the aid of the nation's most.
- The Fed's Wall Street pay fix .
- We've got to tell the American people that we got to fix it.