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Meaning of fix

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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