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fixing, present participle; fixes, 3rd person singular present; fixed, past tense; fixed, past participle;
  1. Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position
    • - fix the clamp on a rail
    • - the upper jaw of an amphibian is firmly fixed to the skull
  2. Lodge or implant (an idea, image, or memory) firmly in a person's mind
    • - he turned back to fix the scene in his mind
  3. Direct one's eyes, attention, or mind steadily or unwaveringly toward
    • - I fixed my attention on the tower
  4. (of a person's eyes, attention, or mind) Be directed steadily or unwaveringly toward
    • - her gaze fixed on Jess
  5. Attract and hold (a person's attention or gaze)
    • - their taut relationship fixes your attention
  6. Look at someone unwaveringly
    • - she fixed her nephew with an unwavering stare
  7. Mend; repair
    • - you should fix that shelf
  8. Do the necessary work to improve or adapt something
    • - we want to fix up the house before we sell it
  9. Make arrangements for (something); organize
    • - he's sent her on ahead to fix things up
    • - I've fixed it for you to see him on Thursday
  10. Restore order or tidiness to (something, esp. one's hair, clothes, or makeup)
    • - Laura was fixing her hair
  11. Prepare or arrange for the provision of (food or drink)
    • - they were fixing him breakfast
    • - Ruth fixed herself a cold drink
  12. Arrange for someone to have something; provide someone with something
    • - I'll fix you up with a room
  13. Arrange for someone to meet or go out with someone in order to help them establish a romantic relationship

  14. Be intending or planning to do something
    • - you're fixing to get into trouble
  15. Decide or settle on (a specific price, date, course of action, etc.)
    • - no date has yet been fixed for a hearing
    • - the rent will be fixed at $600 a month
    • - their thinking then seemed fixed on conventional projects
  16. Discover the exact location of (something) by using radar or visual bearings or astronomical observation
    • - he fixed his position
  17. Settle the form of (a language)

  18. Assign or determine (a person's liability or responsibility) for legal purposes
    • - there are no facts that fix the defendant with liability
  19. Make (something) permanent or static in nature
    • - the rate of interest is fixed for the life of the loan
  20. Make (a dye, photographic image, or drawing) permanent

  21. Preserve or stabilize (a specimen) with a chemical substance prior to microscopy or other examination
    • - specimens were fixed in buffered formalin
  22. (of a plant or microorganism) Assimilate (nitrogen or carbon dioxide) by forming a nongaseous compound
    • - lupines fix gaseous nitrogen in their root nodules
  23. Influence the outcome of (something, esp. a race, contest, or election) by illegal or underhanded means
    • - the foundation denies fixing races
  24. Put (an enemy or rival) out of action, esp. by killing them
    • - don't you tell nobody, or I'll fix you good!
  25. Take an injection of a narcotic drug

  26. Castrate or spay (an animal); neuter

Noun
  1. A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament
    • - how on earth did you get into such a fix?
  2. A dose of a narcotic drug to which one is addicted
    • - he hadn't had his fix
  3. A thing or activity that gives a person a feeling of euphoria or pleasure and that it is difficult to do without
    • - that rush of adrenaline that is the fix of the professional newsman
  4. A solution to a problem, esp. one that is hastily devised or makeshift
    • - there is going to be no quick fix to the recession
    • - representatives trying to find cheap fixes to meet their obligations
  5. A position determined by visual or radio bearings or astronomical observations

  6. A dishonest or underhanded arrangement
    • - obviously, his appointment was a fix
  1. informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
  2. repair: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
  3. fasten: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
  4. something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"
  5. repair: the act of putting something in working order again
  6. specify: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
  7. FIX is a brand of Greek lager beer. The Fix brewery was founded in 1864 by Carl Johan Fuchs, whose modified name became the company brand. His father had come to Greece from Bavaria with King Otto.
  8. Fix is a 2008 feature film directed by Tao Ruspoli starring Shawn Andrews, Olivia Wilde, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Tao Ruspoli, Dedee Pfeiffer and Andrew Fiscella.
  9. In position fixing navigation, a position fix or simply a fix is a position derived from measuring external reference points.
  10. The Fix is a Canadian reality television series based around a home renovation prank. The series premiered on July 3, 2008, on HGTV. The program is produced by General Purpose Pictures and is hosted by contractors Neil Davies and Jay Purvis. ...
  11. The Fix is the seventh album by emcee Scarface and his first on the Def Jam Recordings. Scarface became the president of Def Jam South the year before the release of this album, which was highly acclaimed, receiving the last 5-mic rating from The Source Magazine before Lil' Kim's The Naked Truth ...
  12. The Fix were a hardcore punk rock band from Lansing, Michigan in the early 1980s. They were one of Touch and Go Records first bands.
  13. A repair or corrective action; A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user; A prearrangement of the outcome of a competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid; A determination of location; ...
  14. (fixed) Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same; Stationary; Attached; affixed; Chemically stable; Supplied with what one needs; To record a sound on a permanent medium
  15. (fixing) The act of subverting a vote; going (to)
  16. (fixed) The signs of the quadruplicity: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.
  17. (Fixed) refers to when a Work is set in a tangible medium of expression. It occurs when a work's embodiment in a copy or phonorecord, by or under the authority of the author, is sufficiently permanent or stable to permit it to be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated for a period of ...
  18. (Fixed) Non-venting or Non-operable
  19. (Fixed) (1) See spay or neuter. (2) Surgical procedure that permanently alters the carriage of the ears or tail.
  20. (fixed (also fix)) When all copies of a gene carry the same allele, that allele is said to be fixed.
  21. (Fixed) is a leader that does not slide up or down your line and therefore does not come free when you line becomes tangled or breaks.
  22. (FIXED) the attribute is required and is set to a fixed value (that must be specified in the DTD)
  23. (Fixed (King)) Drawing others to oneself. Self as the centre of being, according to the element.
  24. (Fixed (drive)) Disks are mounted in a facto - sealed housing Hard Disks.
  25. (Fixed (window)) A single sash fastened permanently in a frame so that it cannot be raised, lowered, or swung open; a non-venting or non-operable window unit.