: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.
: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 permanent by removing light-sensitive silver halides.
:Microscopy. to kill, make rigid, and preserve for microscopic study.
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fixed or fixt, fix·ing.
: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: I was just fixing to call you. We're fixing to go to Colorado this summer.
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: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, especially one secured through bribery or influence.a contest, situation, etc., whose outcome is prearranged dishonestly.
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:fix on / 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.