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Nouns

• (n) informal terms for a difficult situation
  • he got into a terrible fix
  • he made a muddle of his marriage
  kettle of fish, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, hole,
• (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 fixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fixture,
• (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
  localization, localisation, locating, location,

Verbs

• (v) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
  • She repaired her TV set
  • Repair my shoes please
  bushel, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore,
• (v) cause to be firmly attached
  • fasten the lock onto the door
  • she fixed her gaze on the man
  fasten, secure,
• (v) decide upon or fix definitely
  • fix the variables
  • specify the parameters
  specify, limit, set, determine, define,
• (v) prepare for eating by applying heat
  • Cook me dinner, please
  • can you make me an omelette?
  • fix breakfast for the guests, please
  ready, cook, prepare, make,
• (v) take vengeance on or get even
  • We'll get them!
  • That'll fix him good!
  • This time I got him
  pay back, pay off, get,
• (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
  fixate,
• (v) make infertile
  • in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
  desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex,
• (v) influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
  • fix a race
• (v) put (something somewhere) firmly
  • She posited her hand on his shoulder
  • deposit the suitcase on the bench
  • fix your eyes on this spot
  posit, situate, deposit,
• (v) 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
  gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up,

Synonyms

kettle of fish jam mess muddle pickle hole bushel furbish up mend repair doctor touch on restore fasten secure fixing mending reparation fixture specify limit set determine define ready cook prepare make pay back pay off get localization localisation locating location fixate desex desexualise desexualize sterilise sterilize unsex posit situate deposit gear up set up

Antonyms

bust break unfasten

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