to put in order or in good condition; adjust or arrrange: She fixed her hair in a bun.
3.
to make fast, firm, or stable.
4.
to place definitely and more or less permanently: to fix a circus poster to a wall.
5.
to settle definitely; determine: to fix a price.
6.
to direct (the eyes, the attention, etc.) steadily: His eyes were fixed on the distant ship.
7.
to attract and hold (the eye, the attention, etc.).
8.
to make set or rigid.
9.
to put into permanent form.
10.
to put or place (responsibility, blame, etc.) on a person.
11.
to assign or refer to a definite place, time, etc.
12.
to provide or supply with (something needed or wanted): How are you fixed for money?
13.
Informal. to arrange or influence the outcome or action of, esp. privately or dishonestly: to fix a jury; to fix a game.
14.
to get (a meal); prepare (food): What time shall I fix supper?
15.
Informal. to put in a condition or position to make no further trouble.
16.
Informal. to get even with; get revenge upon: I'll fix him!
17.
Informal. to castrate or spay (an animal, esp. a pet).
18.
Chemistry.
a.
to make stable in consistency or condition; reduce from fluidity or volatility to a more stable state.
b.
to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.
19.
Photography. to render (an image) permanent by removing light-sensitive silver halides.
20.
Microscopy. to kill, make rigid, and preserve for microscopic study.
–verb (used without object)
21.
to become fixed.
22.
to become set; assume a rigid or solid form.
23.
to become stable or permanent.
24.
to settle down.
25.
Slang. to inject oneself with a narcotic.
26.
Chiefly Southern U.S.to prepare; plan (usually fol. by an infinitive): I was just fixing to call you. We're fixing to go to Colorado this summer.
–noun
27.
Informal. a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.
28.
Informal. a repair, adjustment, or solution, usually of an immediate nature: Can you think of a fix for the problem?
29.
Navigation.
a.
a charted position of a vessel or aircraft, determined by two or more bearings taken on landmarks, heavenly bod-ies, etc.
b.
the determining of the position of a ship, plane, etc., by mathematical, electronic, or other means: The navigator took a fix on the sun and steered the ship due north.
30.
a clear determination: Can you get a fix on what he really means?
31.
Slang.
a.
an injection of heroin or other narcotic.
b.
the narcotic or amount of narcotic injected.
c.
a compulsively sought dose or infusion of something: to need one's daily fix of soap operas on TV.
32.
Slang.
a.
an underhand or illegal arrangement, esp. one secured through bribery or influence.
b.
a contest, situation, etc., whose outcome is prearranged dishonestly.
—Verb phrases
33.
fix on or upon, to decide on; determine: We won't be able to fix on a location for the banquet until we know the number of guests.
34.
fix up, Informal.
a.
to arrange for: to fix up a date.
b.
to provide with; furnish.
c.
to repair; renew.
d.
to smooth over; solve: They weren't able to fix up their differences.
—Idioms
35.
fix one's wagon, Informal. to exact retribution for an offense; treat someone vengefully: I'll dock his pay and that will fix his wagon.
36.
in a fix, Older Slang. pregnant.
[Origin: 1350–1400; 1900–05 for def. 29;1935–40 for def. 31; ME fixen (v.) < ML fixāre, deriv. of L fixus fixed, ptp. of fīgere to fasten]
—Related forms
fix·a·ble, adjective
fix·a·bil·i·ty, noun
—Synonyms 1. correct, amend. 3, 4. fasten, secure, stabilize. Fix,establish imply making firm or permanent. To fix is to fasten in position securely or to make more or less permanent against change, esp. something already existing: to fix a bayonet on a gun; fix a principle in one's mind. To establish is to make firm or permanent something (usually newly) originated, created, or ordained: to establish a business, a claim to property. 5. establish, define. 27. dilemma, plight, quandary.
—Usage note Fix meaning “to repair” appears to have been used first in America, but it is long established and has been used in England since the early 19th century: The engineer quickly fixed the faulty valve. The verb use is fully standard in all varieties of speech and writing, and objections to it on the grounds of style merely reflect personal prejudice, not the practice of educated speakers and writers. The noun fix meaning “repair, adjustment” is informal. Fix (to) meaning “to prepare, plan (to)” is another Americanism: We're fixing to go to town. It once occurred in all the eastern coastal states, but it is now chiefly an informal spoken form in the South Midland and South.
To place securely; make stable or firm: fixed the tent poles in the ground. See Synonyms at fasten.
To secure to another; attach: fixing the notice to the board with tacks.
To put into a stable or unalterable form: tried to fix the conversation in her memory.
To make (a chemical substance) nonvolatile or solid.
Biology To convert (nitrogen) into stable, biologically assimilable compounds.
To kill and preserve (a specimen) intact for microscopic study.
To prevent discoloration of (a photographic image) by washing or coating with a chemical preservative.
To set or place definitely; establish: fixed her residence in a coastal village.
To determine with accuracy; ascertain: fixed the date of the ancient artifacts.
To agree on; arrange: fix a time to meet.
To correct or set right; adjust: fix a misspelling; fix the out-of-date accounts.
To restore to proper condition or working order; repair: fix a broken machine.
Computer Science To convert (data) from floating-point notation to fixed-point notation.
To put into a stable or unalterable form: tried to fix the conversation in her memory.
To make (a chemical substance) nonvolatile or solid.
Biology To convert (nitrogen) into stable, biologically assimilable compounds.
To kill and preserve (a specimen) intact for microscopic study.
To prevent discoloration of (a photographic image) by washing or coating with a chemical preservative.
To set or place definitely; establish: fixed her residence in a coastal village.
To determine with accuracy; ascertain: fixed the date of the ancient artifacts.
To agree on; arrange: fix a time to meet.
To correct or set right; adjust: fix a misspelling; fix the out-of-date accounts.
To restore to proper condition or working order; repair: fix a broken machine.
Computer Science To convert (data) from floating-point notation to fixed-point notation.
To direct steadily: fixed her eyes on the road ahead.
To capture or hold: The man with the long beard fixed our attention.
To set or place definitely; establish: fixed her residence in a coastal village.
To determine with accuracy; ascertain: fixed the date of the ancient artifacts.
To agree on; arrange: fix a time to meet.
To correct or set right; adjust: fix a misspelling; fix the out-of-date accounts.
To restore to proper condition or working order; repair: fix a broken machine.
Computer Science To convert (data) from floating-point notation to fixed-point notation.
To assign; attribute: fixing the blame.
To correct or set right; adjust: fix a misspelling; fix the out-of-date accounts.
To restore to proper condition or working order; repair: fix a broken machine.
Computer Science To convert (data) from floating-point notation to fixed-point notation.
To make ready; prepare: fixed the room for the guests; fix lunch for the kids; fixed himself a milkshake.
To spay or castrate (an animal).
Informal To take revenge upon; get even with.
To influence the outcome or actions of by improper or unlawful means: fix a prizefight; fix a jury.
v.
intr.
To direct one's efforts or attention; concentrate: We fixed on the immediate goal.
To become stable or firm; harden: Fresh plaster will fix in a few hours.
Chiefly Southern U.S. To be on the verge of; to be making preparations for. Used in progressive tenses with the infinitive: We were fixing to leave without you.
n.
The act of adjusting, correcting, or repairing.
Informal Something that repairs or restores; a solution: no easy fix for an intractable problem.
The position, as of a ship or aircraft, determined by visual observations with the aid of equipment.
A clear determination or understanding: a briefing that gave us a fix on the current situation.
An instance of arranging a special consideration, such as an exemption from a requirement, or an improper or illegal outcome, especially by means of bribery.
A difficult or embarrassing situation; a predicament. See Synonyms at predicament.
Slang An amount or dose of something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic.
Phrasal Verb(s): fix up
To improve the appearance or condition of; refurbish.
To provide; equip.
Informal To provide a companion on a date for: fixed me up with an escort at the last minute.
Idiom(s):
fix (someone's) wagon
To get revenge on another.
[Middle English fixen, from fix, fixed in position, from Latin fīxus, past participle of fīgere, to fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.]
fix'a·ble adj. Fixing to ranks with y'all as one of the best known markers of Southern dialects, although it occasionally appears in the informal speech and writing of non-Southerners as well. Fixing to means "to be on the verge of or in preparation for (doing a given thing)," but like the modal auxiliaries, it has only a single invariant form and is not fully inflected like other verbs. Its form is always the present participle followed by the infinitive marker to:They were fixing to leave without me. Semantically, fixing to can refer only to events that immediately follow the speaker's point of reference. One cannot say, "We're fixing to have a baby in a couple of years." The use of fixing to as an immediate or proximate future is very common in African American Vernacular English, and is one of many features that this variety of English shares with Southern dialects.
c.1370, probably from O.Fr. *fixer, from fixe "fixed," from L. fixus, pp. of figere "to fix, fasten," from PIE base *dhigw- "to stick, to fix." Earliest Eng. usage was to "fix" one's eyes or mind on something; sense of "fasten, attach" is c.1400; that of "settle, assign" is pre-1500 and evolved into "adjust, arrange" (1663), then "repair" (1737). Sense of "tamper with" (a fight, a jury, etc.) is 1790. As euphemism for "castrate a pet" it dates from 1930. The noun meaning "a position from which it is difficult to move" is first recorded 1816, Amer.Eng., from the verb. Meaning "dose of narcotic" is from 1934, originally fix-up, which dates from 1867 in ref. to liquor. Fixture "anything fixed or securely fastened" is from 1812.
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
2.
something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"
3.
the act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair]
4.
an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
5.
a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" [syn: localization]
verb
1.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: repair] [ant: break]
2.
cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: fasten] [ant: unfasten]
3.
decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: specify]
4.
prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: cook]
5.
take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: pay back]
6.
set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"
7.
kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
8.
make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" [syn: fixate]
9.
make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" [syn: sterilize]
10.
influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race"
11.
put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" [syn: situate]
12.
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"
To convert inorganic carbon or nitrogen into stable, organic compounds that can be assimilated into organisms. Photosynthetic organisms such as green plants fix carbon in carbohydrates as food; certain bacteria fix nitrogen as ammonia that can be absorbed directly or through nitrification by plant roots. See more at carbon fixation, nitrogen fixation.
To convert a substance, especially a gas, into solid or liquid form by chemical reactions.
To kill and preserve a tissue specimen rapidly to retain as nearly as possible the characteristics it had in the living body.
fix 1. The fixed pointcombinator. Called Y in combinatory logic. Fix is a higher-order function which returns a fixed point of its argument (which is a function). fix :: (a -> a) -> a fix f = f (fix f) Which satisfies the equation fix f = x such that f x = x. Somewhat surprisingly, fix can be defined as the non-recursive lambda abstraction: fix = \ h . (\ x . h (x x)) (\ x . h (x x)) Since this involves self-application, it has an infinite type. A function defined by f x1 .. xN = E can be expressed as f = fix (\ f . \ x1 ... \ xN . E) = (\ f . \ x1 ... \xN . E) (fix (\ f . \ x1 ... \ xN . E)) = let f = (fix (\ f . \ x1 ... \ xN . E)) in \ x1 ... \xN . E If f does not occur free in E (i.e. it is not recursive) then this reduces to simply f = \ x1 ... \ xN . E In the case where N = 0 and f is free in E, this defines an infinite data object, e.g. ones = fix (\ ones . 1 : ones) = (\ ones . 1 : ones) (fix (\ ones . 1 : ones)) = 1 : (fix (\ ones . 1 : ones)) = 1 : 1 : ... Fix f is also sometimes written as mu f where mu is the Greek letter or alternatively, if f = \ x . E, written as mu x . E. Compare quine. [The Jargon File] (1995-04-13) 2. bug fix. (1998-06-25)
Af*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Affixing.] [LL. affixare, L. affixus, p. p. of affigere to fasten to; ad + figere to fasten: cf. OE. affichen, F. afficher, ultimately fr. L. affigere. See Fix.]1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing. 2. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically. Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food. --Ray. 3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one. 4. To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground. [Obs.] --Spenser. Syn: To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.
Cru"ci*fix\ (kr?"s?-f?ks), n.; pl. Crucifixes (-?z). [F. crucifix or LL. crucifixum, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross + figere, fixum, to fix. See Cross, and Fix, and cf. Crucify.]1. A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, used by the Roman Catholics in their devotions. The cross, too, by degrees, become the crucifix. --Milman. And kissing oft her crucifix, Unto the block she drew. --Warner. 2. The cross or religion of Christ. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.
Cru"ci*fy\ (-f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crucified (-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crucifying.] [F. crucifier, fr. (assumed) LL. crucificare, for crucifigere, fr, L. crux, crucis, cross + figere to fix, the ending -figere being changed to -ficare, F. -fier (in compounds), as if fr. L. facere to do, make. See Cross, and Fix, and cf. Crucifix.]1. To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet. They cried, saying, Crucify him, cricify him. --Luke xxiii. 21. 2. To destroy the power or ruling influence of; to subdue completely; to mortify. They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts. --Gal. v. 24. 3. To vex or torment. --Beau. & FL.
Fet"tling\, n. 1. (Metal.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace. [Eng.] [It is commonly called fix in the United States.] 2. (Pottery) The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.
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