English to English
fix
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adjective (a)
- Fixed; solidified.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug(noun.act)Example:
She needed a fix of chocolate.
source: wordnet30 - an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear(noun.act)Example:
Collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers.
source: wordnet30 - a determination of the place where something is(noun.act)Example:
He got a good fix on the target.
source: wordnet30 - A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament; dilemma.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- set or place definitely(verb.creation)Example:
Let's fix the date for the party!.
source: wordnet30 - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- make fixed, stable or stationary(verb.change)Example:
Let's fix the picture to the frame.
source: wordnet30 - make infertile(verb.body)source: wordnet30
- influence an event or its outcome by illegal means(verb.social)Example:
Fix a race.
source: wordnet30 - To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to implant; to secure; to make definite.(verb)source: webster1913
- To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.(verb)source: webster1913