"fixes" in the noun sense
1. fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
informal terms for a difficult situation
"he got into a terrible fix"
"he made a muddle of his marriage"
2. fix
something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
"she needed a fix of chocolate"
3. repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
the act of putting something in working order again
4. fix
an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
"collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
5. localization, localisation, location, locating, fix
a determination of the place where something is
"he got a good fix on the target"
"fixes" in the verb sense
1. repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
"She repaired her TV set"
"Repair my shoes please"
2. fasten, fix, secure
cause to be firmly attached
"fasten the lock onto the door"
"she fixed her gaze on the man"
3. specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit
decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables"
"specify the parameters"
4. cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
prepare for eating by applying heat
"Cook me dinner, please"
"can you make me an omelette?"
"fix breakfast for the guests, please"
5. pay back, pay off, get, fix
take vengeance on or get even
"We'll get them!"
"That'll fix him good!"
"This time I got him"
6. fix
set or place definitely
"Let's fix the date for the party!"
7. fix
kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
8. fixate, fix
make fixed, stable or stationary
"let's fix the picture to the frame"
9. sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix
make infertile
"in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
10. fix
influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
"fix a race"
11. situate, fix, posit, deposit
put (something somewhere) firmly
"She posited her hand on his shoulder"
"deposit the suitcase on the bench"
"fix your eyes on this spot"
12. fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
"Get the children ready for school!"
"prepare for war"
"I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
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