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The definition of fix
25 Definitions of: fix
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- verb, to make or become firm, stable, or secure
- verb, to attach or place permanently
- verb, to settle definitely; decide
- verb, to hold or direct (eyes, attention, etc) steadily
- verb, to call to attention or rivet
- verb, to make rigid
- verb, to place or ascribe
- verb, to mend or repair
- verb, to provide with
- verb, to influence (a person, outcome of a contest, etc) unfairly, as by bribery
- verb, slang to take revenge on; get even with, esp by killing
- verb, to give (someone) his just deserts
- verb, to arrange or put in order
- verb, to prepare
- verb, to spay or castrate (an animal)
- verb, to prepare oneself
- verb, photog to treat (a film, plate, or paper) with fixer to make permanent the image rendered visible by developer
- verb, cytology to kill, preserve, and harden (tissue, cells, etc) for subsequent microscopic study
- verb, a) to convert (atmospheric nitrogen) into nitrogen compounds, as in the manufacture of fertilizers or the action of bacteria in the soil b) to convert (carbon dioxide) into organic compounds, esp carbohydrates, as occurs in photosynthesis in plants and some microorganisms
- verb, to reduce (a substance) to a solid or condensed state or a less volatile state
- verb, slang to inject a drug
- noun, a predicament; dilemma
- noun, the ascertaining of the navigational position, as of a ship, by radar, observation, etc
- noun, slang an intravenous injection of a drug, esp heroin
- noun, an act or instance of bribery ▷ See also fix up
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| Synonyms: | set, organize, connect, Informal pickle (informal), consolidate, Informal influence, name, provide, supply, accommodate | And more... |
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