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fix
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- pronunciation:
- fIks
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- fix up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fixes, fixing, fixed |
| definition 1: |
to make stable or steady; fasten securely.
- synonyms:
- attach, fasten, stabilize, steady
- antonyms:
- unfix
- similar words:
- affix, anchor, bolt, cement, clamp, clinch, connect, couple, firm, join, lodge, moor, nail, pin, rivet, root, secure
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| definition 2: |
to bring into a final or unalterable state.
- synonyms:
- determine
- antonyms:
- alter
- similar words:
- congeal, consolidate, establish, finalize, home, set, solidify
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| definition 3: |
to hold or direct (the attention or eyes).
- synonyms:
- direct, fasten, hold, rivet
- similar words:
- attach, magnetize, nail
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| definition 4: |
to firmly establish (the date of an upcoming event, or the like).
- synonyms:
- determine, set, settle
- antonyms:
- abrogate
- similar words:
- appoint, conclude, decide, define, establish, pin, resolve, seal, stabilize, stipulate
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| definition 5: |
to mend, repair, or put in a proper state or good order.
- synonyms:
- correct, mend, repair
- similar words:
- adjust, ameliorate, amend, better, doctor, make, patch, rectify, remedy, renew, renovate, restore, service
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| definition 6: |
to prepare (esp. food or drink).
- synonyms:
- make, prepare
- similar words:
- assemble, create, get, produce
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| definition 7: |
to render (an animal) neuter; spay or castrate.
- synonyms:
- castrate, geld, neuter, spay
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| definition 8: |
(informal) to exact revenge on.
He stole my money, but I'll fix him!- synonyms:
- pay, punish, retaliate
- similar words:
- avenge, cook one's goose, requite
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| definition 9: |
(informal) to arrange with fraudulent intent.
He fixed the card game in order to win it.- similar words:
- arrange, bribe, bug off, cook, manipulate, pack, rig, throw
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| related words: |
alter, arrest, buy, concentrate, correct, determine, engross, found, glue, graft, install, lash, load, nail down, overhaul, pitch, prepare, right, settle, spot, stack, stuff, tidy, time, touch, true, truss, wedge |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become firm, rigid, or stable.
- synonyms:
- firm, harden, set, stabilize
- similar words:
- coagulate, congeal, consolidate, root, solidify, take, take root
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| related words: |
cement, concrete, lodge, steady |
adverb + (v.)fix
fast, firmly, irrevocably, permanently, quick, rigidly
(v.)fix
+ adverb
intently, overnight, securely, wrong
(v.)fix
+ noun
bayonet,
bicycle,
blame,
breakfast,
carbon,
cereal,
conditioner,
defect,
dinner,
drain,
drink,
euro,
faucet,
flat,
flaw,
generator,
gin,
glare,
glitch,
hair,
health-care,
leak,
levee,
makeup,
meal,
mess,
mosquito,
mower,
nitrogen,
pancake,
pipe,
plumbing,
pothole,
problem,
rip,
roof,
sandwich,
sewer,
sink,
snack,
stare,
supper,
toaster,
toilet,
tractor,
wagon,
washing,
woe
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a difficult or awkward situation; dilemma; predicament.
- synonyms:
- bind, dilemma, predicament, spot
- similar words:
- difficulty, hot water, impasse, jam, mess, pickle, plight, quagmire, quandary, scrape
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| definition 2: |
the charted position of a ship or aircraft, or the process of determining it.
- similar words:
- location, measure, position, reading
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| definition 3: |
(slang) an injection of a narcotic by an addict.
- similar words:
- line
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| related words: |
crisis, crunch, dilemma, pass, push, trouble |
adjective + (n.)fix
amenable,
cheap,
cosmetic,
daily,
desperate,
easy,
fast,
faster,
fiscal,
high-tech,
immediate,
inexpensive,
instant,
legislative,
long-term,
magic,
magical,
minor,
one-time,
permanent,
preferred,
proposed,
quick,
quicker,
quickest,
short-term,
simple,
technical,
technological,
temporary,
weekly
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verb + (n.)fix
devise
(n.)fix
+ verb
cure, install, spur
noun + (n.)fix
addict, bug, caffeine, junkie, mealtime, nicotine, rumor, squad, sugar
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| phrase: |
fix up |
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