1. (

• fix ,
• hole ,
• jam ,
• mess ,
• muddle ,
• pickle ,
• kettle_of_fish

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

2. (

• fix ,

) something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate" ;

3. (

• repair ,
• fix ,
• fixing ,
• fixture ,
• mend ,
• mending ,
• reparation ,

) the act of putting something in working order again ;

4. (

• fix ,

) an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" ;

5. (

• localization ,
• localisation ,
• location ,
• locating ,
• fix ,

) a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" ;

1. (

• repair ,
• mend ,
• fix ,
• bushel ,
• doctor ,
• furbish_up ,
• restore ,
• touch_on

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

2. (

• fasten ,
• fix ,
• secure ,

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

3. (

• specify ,
• set ,
• determine ,
• define ,
• fix ,
• limit

) decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" ;

4. (

• cook ,
• fix ,
• ready ,
• make ,
• prepare ,

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

5. (

• pay_back ,
• pay_off ,
• get ,
• fix

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

6. (

• fix ,

) set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!" ;

7. (

• fix ,

) kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study ;

8. (

• fixate ,
• fix

) make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" ;

9. (

• sterilize ,
• sterilise ,
• desex ,
• unsex ,
• desexualize ,
• desexualise ,
• fix

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

10. (

• fix ,

) influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race" ;

11. (

• situate ,
• fix ,
• posit ,
• deposit ,

) put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" ;

12. (

• fix ,
• prepare ,
• set_up ,
• ready ,
• gear_up ,
• set ,

) 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" ;