to repair; mend.

to put in order or in good condition; adjust or arrrange

She fixed her hair in a bun.

to make fast, firm, or stable.

to place definitely and more or less permanently

to fix a circus poster to a wall.

to settle definitely; determine

to fix a price.

to direct (the eyes, the attention, etc.) steadily

His eyes were fixed on the distant ship.

to attract and hold (the eye, the attention, etc.).

to make set or rigid.

to put into permanent form.

to put or place (responsibility, blame, etc.) on a person.

to assign or refer to a definite place, time, etc.

to provide or supply with (something needed or wanted)

How are you fixed for money?

Informal . to arrange or influence the outcome or action of, esp. privately or dishonestly

to fix a jury; to fix a game.

to get (a meal); prepare (food)

What time shall I fix supper?

Informal . to put in a condition or position to make no further trouble.

Informal . to get even with; get revenge upon

I'll fix him!

Informal . to castrate or spay (an animal, esp. a pet).

Chemistry .

to make stable in consistency or condition; reduce from fluidity or volatility to a more stable state.

to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.

Photography . to render (an image) permanent by removing light-sensitive silver halides.

Microscopy . to kill, make rigid, and preserve for microscopic study.

to become fixed.

to become set; assume a rigid or solid form.

to become stable or permanent.

to settle down.

Slang . to inject oneself with a narcotic.

Chiefly Southern U.S. to prepare; plan (usually fol. by an infinitive)

I was just fixing to call you. We're fixing to go to Colorado this summer.

Informal . a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.

Informal . a repair, adjustment, or solution, usually of an immediate nature

Can you think of a fix for the problem?

Navigation .

a charted position of a vessel or aircraft, determined by two or more bearings taken on landmarks, heavenly bod-ies, etc.

the determining of the position of a ship, plane, etc., by mathematical, electronic, or other means

The navigator took a fix on the sun and steered the ship due north.

a clear determination

Can you get a fix on what he really means?

Slang .

an injection of heroin or other narcotic.

the narcotic or amount of narcotic injected.

a compulsively sought dose or infusion of something

to need one's daily fix of soap operas on TV.

Slang .

an underhand or illegal arrangement, esp. one secured through bribery or influence.

a contest, situation, etc., whose outcome is prearranged dishonestly. ?

fix on or upon, to decide on; determine

We won't be able to fix on a location for the banquet until we know the number of guests.

fix up, Informal .

to arrange for

to fix up a date.

to provide with; furnish.

to repair; renew.

to smooth over; solve

They weren't able to fix up their differences.

fix one's wagon

Informal . to exact retribution for an offense; treat someone vengefully

I'll dock his pay and that will fix his wagon.

in a fix

Older Slang . pregnant.

noun

ease , good , peace

verb

change , destroy , disarrange , disorganize , unsettle , disturb , ignore , neglect , break , corrupt , unfix , forget , look away , eat out , play fair , aid , assist , help

noun

box * , corner * , dilemma , embarrassment , hole * , hot water , jam * , mess * , pickle * , plight , predicament , quandary , scrape , spot *

verb

affix , anchor , attach , bind , catch , cement , congeal , connect , consolidate , couple , embed , entrench , fasten , freeze to , glue , graft , harden , implant , inculcate , infix , ingrain , install , instill , link , locate , lodge , moor , nail down * , pin , place , plant , position , rigidify , rivet , root , secure , set , settle , solidify , stabilize , stay put , steady , stick , stiffen , thicken , tie , agree on , appoint , arrange , arrive at , conclude , define , establish , limit , name , resolve , solve , specify , work , work out , adjust , amend , correct , debug , doctor , do up * , emend , face-lift * , fiddle with , overhaul , patch , put to rights , rebuild , recondition , reconstruct , regulate , restore , retread , revamp , revise , see to * , sort , tune up , dispose , frame , prearrange , precontrive , predesign , preorder , preplan , put up , rig * , set up , stack the deck , concenter , concentrate , direct , fixate , level at , put , fit , get , get ready , heat , make , make up , microwave , prepare , ready , warm , whip up * , bribe , buy , buy off , corrupt , fiddle * , have , lubricate , maneuver , pull strings , reach , square , suborn , tamper with , cook someone’s goose , get * , get even , get revenge , hurt , pay back , punish , take retribution , ensconce , seat , clip , etch , grave , impress , imprint , inscribe , stamp , decree , impose , lay down , ordain , prescribe , dispose of , negotiate , assign , blame , impute , pin on , fix up , mend , repair , right