fix

1. informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"

synset: fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle_of_fish

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

synset: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation

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"

synset: localization, localisation, location, locating, fix

1. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

synset: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on

antonym: break, bust

2. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

synset: fasten, fix, secure

antonym: unfasten

3. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

synset: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit

4. prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

synset: cook, fix, ready, make, prepare

5. take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

synset: pay_back, pay_off, get, fix

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"

synset: fixate, fix

9. make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"

synset: sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix

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"

synset: situate, fix, posit, deposit

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"

synset: fix, prepare, set_up, ready, gear_up, set

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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