Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

mix up

 - 5 dictionary results
Mixing Up
Mixing Up Online. Shop Target.com.
www.Target.com

mix-up

  [miks-uhp]
Use mix up in a Sentence
–noun
1. a confused state of things; muddle; tangle.
2. a fight.
Origin:
1835–45; n. use of v. phrase mix up
Mixing Up
Mixing Up Online. Shop Target.com.
www.Target.com

mix

  [miks] verb, mixed or mixt, mix⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
2. to put together indiscriminately or confusedly (often fol. by up).
3. to combine, unite, or join: to mix business and pleasure.
4. to add as an element or ingredient: Mix some salt into the flour.
5. to form or make by combining ingredients: to mix a cake; to mix mortar.
6. to crossbreed.
7. Movies.
a. to combine, blend, edit, etc. (the various components of a soundtrack): to mix dialogue and sound effects.
b. to complete the mixing process on (a film, soundtrack, etc.): an important movie that took months to mix.
8. to combine (two or more separate recordings or microphone signals) to make a single recording or composite signal.
–verb (used without object)
9. to become mixed: a paint that mixes easily with water.
10. to associate or mingle, as in company: to mix with the other guests at a party.
11. to be crossbred, or of mixed breeding.
12. Boxing. to exchange blows vigorously and aggressively: The crowd jeered as the fighters clinched, refusing to mix.
–noun
13. an act or instance of mixing.
14. the result of mixing; mixture: cement mix; an odd mix of gaiety and sadness.
15. a commercially prepared blend of ingredients to which usually only a liquid must be added to make up the total of ingredients necessary or obtain the desired consistency: a cake mix; muffin mix.
16. mixer (def. 4).
17. the proportion of ingredients in a mixture; formula: a mix of two to one.
18. Informal. a mess or muddle; mix-up.
19. Music. an electronic blending of tracks or sounds made to produce a recording.
—Verb phrases
20. mix down, to mix the tracks of an existing recording to make a new recording with fewer tracks: the four-track tape was mixed down to stereo.
21. mix up,
a. to confuse completely, esp. to mistake one person or thing for another: The teacher was always mixing up the twins.
b. to involve or entangle.
—Idiom
22. mix it up, Slang.
a. to engage in a quarrel.
b. to fight with the fists.
Also, mix it.
Origin:
1470–80; back formation from mixt mixed

Related forms:
mix⋅a⋅ble, adjective
mix⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, mix⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1, 9. commingle, jumble, unite, amalgamate, fuse. Mix, blend, combine, mingle concern the bringing of two or more things into more or less intimate association. Mix is the general word for such association: to mix fruit juices. Blend implies such a harmonious joining of two or more types of colors, feelings, etc., that the new product formed displays some of the qualities of each: to blend fragrances or whiskeys. Combine implies such a close or intimate union that distinction between the parts is lost: to combine forces. Mingle usually suggests retained identity of the parts: to mingle voices. 9. coalesce. 14. concoction; formula.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To mix up
mix   (mĭks)   
v.   mixed, mix·ing, mix·es

v.   tr.

    1. To combine or blend into one mass or mixture.

    2. To create or form by combining ingredients: mix a drink; mix cement.

    3. To add (an ingredient or element) to another: mix an egg into batter.

    4. To combine (two or more audio tracks or channels) to produce a composite audio recording.

    5. To produce (a soundtrack or recording) in this manner.

  2. To combine or join: mix joy with sorrow.

  3. To bring into social contact: mix boys and girls in the classroom.

  4. To produce (an organism) by crossbreeding.

  5. Electronics

    1. To combine (two or more audio tracks or channels) to produce a composite audio recording.

    2. To produce (a soundtrack or recording) in this manner.

v.   intr.

    1. To become mixed or blended together.

    2. To be capable of being blended together: Oil does not mix with water.

  2. To associate socially or get along with others: He does not mix well at parties.

  3. To mate so as to produce a hybrid; crossbreed.

  4. To become involved: In the case of a family argument, a friend should not mix in.

n.  

  1. An act of mixing.

    1. A mixture, especially of ingredients packaged and sold commercially: a cake mix.

    2. A blend of diverse elements; an amalgamation: "a mix of mean streets and the grandest boulevards—no other place in Paris is as eclectic and eccentric . . . as the 17th" (Jean Rafferty).

  3. Electronics A recording that is produced by combining and adjusting two or more audio tracks or channels.

  4. To confuse; confound: His explanation just mixed me up more. I always mix up the twins.

  5. To involve or implicate: He got himself mixed up with the wrong people.

Phrasal Verb(s):
mix down Electronics To combine all of the audio components of a recording into a final soundtrack or mix.
mix up

  1. To confuse; confound: His explanation just mixed me up more. I always mix up the twins.

  2. To involve or implicate: He got himself mixed up with the wrong people.


Idiom(s):
mix it up Slang To fight.

[Back-formation from Middle English mixt, mixed, mixed, from Anglo-Norman mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots.]
mix'a·ble adj.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to put into or come together in one mass so that constituent parts or elements are diffused or commingled. Mix is the least specific: The cook mixed eggs, flour, and sugar. Greed and charity don't mix.
To blend is to mix intimately and harmoniously so that the components lose their original definition: The clerk blended mocha and java coffee beans. Snow-covered mountains blended into the clouds.
Mingle implies combination without loss of individual characteristics: "Respect was mingled with surprise" (Sir Walter Scott). "His companions mingled freely and joyously with the natives" (Washington Irving).
Merge and amalgamate imply resultant homogeneity: Tradition and innovation are merged in this new composition. Twilight merged into night. "The four sentences of the original are amalgamated into two" (William Minto).
Coalesce implies a slow merging: Indigenous peoples and conquerors coalesced into the present-day population.
Fuse emphasizes an enduring union, as that formed by heating metals: "He diffuses a tone and spirit of unity, that blends, and (as it were) fuses, each into each" (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

mix  (v.)
1538, back-formation from M.E. myxte (c.1480), from Anglo-Fr. mixte, from L. mixtus, pp. of miscere "to mix," from PIE *meik- "to mix" (cf. Skt. misrah "mixed," Gk. misgein "to mix, mingle," O.C.S. meso, mesiti "to mix," Rus. meshat, Lith. maisau "to mix, mingle," Welsh mysgu). Also borrowed in O.E. as miscian. The noun is attested from c.1586. Mixer "troublemaker" is from 1938; in sense of "social gathering to mingle and get acquainted" it dates from 1916. Mixture is attested from c.1460, from L. mixtura, from mixtus. Slang mixologist "bartender" is from 1856. Mixed marriage is from 1698. Mixed bag "heterogeneous collection" is from 1936. Mixed up "confused" is from 1862; mix-up "confusion" first recorded 1898.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Idioms & Phrases

mix up

  1. Confuse, confound, as in His explanation just mixed me up even more, or I always mix up the twins. [c. 1800]

  2. Involve or implicate. This usage is usually put in the passive, as in He got mixed up with the wrong crowd. [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see mix up on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way