fix

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/ˈfɪks/

noun 6verb 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.) solution to a problem

ADJ

quick

The mechanic said there was no quick fix for the broken engine and we'd need a full repair.

technical, technological

bug

The developers released an update to address the critical bug that was affecting many users.

(noun.) amount of sth, especially a drug

ADJ

regular

VERB + FIX

have

She needs her morning coffee fix to get through the day.

need | get

(noun.) difficult situation

VERB + FIX

be in

My car broke down yesterday and I was in a real fix without any money for repairs.

get in/into

Sarah didn't know how she had gotten into such a financial fix after losing her job.

put sb in

When my car broke down before the job interview, I was really in a fix.

get (sb) out of

My brother helped me get out of a fix when my car broke down before the job interview.

(verb.)

ADV

firmly, securely | directly

PREP

onto, to

We fixed a shelf onto the kitchen wall last weekend.

PHRASES

fix sth in place/position

The carpenter fixed the wooden shelf firmly in place using heavy-duty brackets.

Definitions

verb

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.

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.

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

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

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

noun

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.

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?"

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.

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

noun

Abbreviation of factor IX (clotting factor IX).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a determination of the place where something is

localization
localisation
location
locating

noun — the act of putting something in working order again

repair
fixing
fixture
mend
mending
reparation

noun — informal terms for a difficult situation

verb — make infertile

sterilize
sterilise
desex
unsex
desexualize
desexualise

verb — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn

verb — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular

verb — make fixed, stable or stationary

fixate

verb — decide upon or fix definitely

verb — take vengeance on or get even

verb — cause to be firmly attached

verb — put (something somewhere) firmly

verb — prepare for eating by applying heat

Antonyms

break
bust
unfasten

Idioms & Phrases

get a fix

To obtain something necessary, especially a dose of an addictive drug or anything else compulsively sought after.

out of fix

Wrong, broken, nonfunctional

Right now the dynamo is out of fix, so I have used the electric light current, with an interrupter.

fix someone's wagon

To cause injury, distress, or inconvenience to someone, especially as punishment or as a comeuppance.

When Randy Gumpert went in to hurl the sixth the Yankees immediately fixed his wagon. Successive errors by Steve Souchock and Stirnweiss, the latter making his first misplay of the

if it ain't broke, don't fix it

It is wise to leave something alone and to avoid attempting to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient (often with an implication that is the attempted improvement is risky and might backfire).

I know it’s an ugly-looking antenna, but it gets the job done, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

fix the roof while the sun is shining

To deal with a problem or potential problem while conditions are favorable.

You state it well: we should fix the roof while the sun is shining, and expand our nuclear-electric generating capacity while interest rates are low

Example Bank

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

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

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

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

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

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, fix is marked as obsolete, figuratively, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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