fix

UK /ˈfɪks/ US /ˈfɪks/
noun 6verb 5name 1

Definitions

verb

1

To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

2

To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"

She sniffed, too, comprehendingly, and fixed her son with a relentless eye.

3

To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.

A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.

A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.

4

To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.

She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor.

5

To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.

noun

1

A repair or corrective action.

That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.

Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.

2

A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.

It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!

"How come you're in this fix?"

3

A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.

And Cash told me of cases where two hips take a fix together and then one pulls out his badge.

Maybe I will find in yage what I was looking for in junk and weed and coke. Yage may be the final fix.

4

A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.

5

A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.

noun

1

Abbreviation of factor IX (clotting factor IX).

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