fix

(noun) informal terms for a difficult situation. Synonyms: hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish. Examples: "He got into a terrible fix." "He made a muddle of his marriage."

(noun) something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug. Examples: "She needed a fix of chocolate."

(noun) the act of putting something in working order again. Synonyms: repair, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation.

(noun) an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear. Examples: "Collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers."

(noun) a determination of the place where something is. Synonyms: localization, localisation, location, locating. Examples: "He got a good fix on the target."

(verb) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. Synonyms: repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on. Examples: "She repaired her tv set." "Repair my shoes please."

(verb) cause to be firmly attached. Synonyms: fasten, secure. Examples: "Fasten the lock onto the door." "She fixed her gaze on the man."

(verb) decide upon or fix definitely. Synonyms: specify, set, determine, define, limit. Examples: "Fix the variables." "Specify the parameters."

(verb) prepare for eating by applying heat. Synonyms: cook, ready, make, prepare. Examples: "Cook me dinner, please." "Can you make me an omelette?." "Fix breakfast for the guests, please."

(verb) take vengeance on or get even. Synonyms: pay back, pay off, get. Examples: "We'll get them!." "That'll fix him good!." "This time i got him."

(verb) set or place definitely. Examples: "Let's fix the date for the party!."

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

(verb) make fixed, stable or stationary. Synonyms: fixate. Examples: "Let's fix the picture to the frame."

(verb) make infertile. Synonyms: sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise. Examples: "In some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized."

(verb) influence an event or its outcome by illegal means. Examples: "Fix a race."

(verb) put (something somewhere) firmly. Synonyms: situate, posit, deposit. Examples: "She posited her hand on his shoulder." "Deposit the suitcase on the bench." "Fix your eyes on this spot."

(verb) make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc. Synonyms: prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set. Examples: "Get the children ready for school!." "Prepare for war." "I was fixing to leave town after i paid the hotel bill."