fix

1. verb

1)

signs were fixed to lamp posts

Syn:

fasten, attach, affix, secure, connect, couple, link, install, stick, glue, pin, nail, screw, bolt, clamp, clip

2)

his words are fixed in my memory

Syn:

stick, lodge, embed

3)

his eyes were fixed on the ground

Syn:

focus, direct, level, point, train

4)

he fixed my car

Syn:

repair, mend, put right, get working, restore

5)

Jim fixed it for us to see the show

Syn:

arrange, organize, contrive, manage, engineer; informal swing, wangle

6) informal

Laura was fixing her hair

Syn:

arrange, put in order, adjust, style, groom, comb, brush; informal do

7) informal

I'll fix supper

Syn:

prepare, cook, make, get; informal rustle up; Brit.; informal knock up

8)

let's fix a date

Syn:

decide on, select, choose, settle, set, arrange, establish, allot, designate, name, appoint, specify

9) informal

the fight was fixed

Syn:

rig, tamper with, skew, influence; informal fiddle

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Ant:

remove

2. noun; informal

1)

they are in a bit of a fix

Syn:

predicament, plight, difficulty, awkward situation, corner, tight spot, mess; informal pickle, jam, hole, scrape, bind

2)

the result was a fix

Syn:

fraud, swindle, trick, charade, sham; informal set-up, fiddle