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Noun fix has 5 senses
- 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"
--1 is a kind of difficulty
--1 has particulars: dog's breakfast, dog's dinner
- fix - something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"
--2 is a kind of intravenous injection
- repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation - the act of putting something in working order again
--3 is a kind of improvement
--3 has particulars:
- fix - an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
--4 is a kind of exemption, immunity, granting immunity
- localization, localisation, location, locating, fix - a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"
--5 is a kind of determination, finding
--5 has particulars: echolocation, echo sounding
Verb fix has 11 senses
- 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"
--1 is one way to better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Sample sentence:
The men fix the chairs
- fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
--2 is one way to attach
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- specify, set, determine, fix, limit - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
--3 is one way to choose, take, select, pick out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- 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"
--4 is one way to create from raw material, create from raw stuff
Sample sentence:
The chefs fix the vegetables
- 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"
--5 is one way to get even, get back
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- fix - set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"
--6 is one way to establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- fix - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
--7 is one way to fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- fixate, fix - make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"
--8 is one way to attach
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized"
--9 is one way to operate on, operate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- 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"
--10 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- 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"
--11 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
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