Definition of Fix

Verb: fix fiks

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
"She fixed her TV set";
- repair, mend, bushel [US], doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
Cause to be firmly attached
"she fixed her gaze on the man";
- fasten, secure
Decide upon definitely; give a value
"fix the variables";
- specify, set, determine, define, limit
(of food) combine or process (e.g. heat) to make ready for eating
"fix breakfast for the guests, please";
- cook, ready, make, prepare
Take vengeance on or get even
"That'll fix him good!";
- pay back, pay off, get
Set or place definitely
"Let's fix the date for the party!"
(cytology) kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
Make fixed, stable or stationary
"let's fix the picture to the frame";
- fixate
Make infertile
"in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are fixed";
- sterilize, sterilise [Brit], desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise [Brit]
Influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
"fix a race"
Put (something somewhere) firmly
"fix your eyes on this spot";
- situate, posit, deposit
Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
"I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill";
- prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set

Noun: fix fiks

Informal term for a difficult situation
"he got into a terrible fix";
- hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
Something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
"she needed a fix of chocolate"
The act of putting something in working order again
- repair, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
An exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
"collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
A determination of the place where something is
"he got a good fix on the target";
- localization, localisation [Brit], location, locating