eng: fix - UWN/MENTA

eng: fix

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