fixed Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
   repair; touch on; doctor; fix; furbish up; restore; mend; bushel.
   
   • She repaired her TV set
   • Repair my shoes please
2. verb cause to be firmly attached
   fasten; fix; secure.
   
   • fasten the lock onto the door
   • she fixed her gaze on the man
3. verb decide upon or fix definitely
   set; fix; limit; determine; specify; define.
   
   • fix the variables
   • specify the parameters
4. verb prepare for eating by applying heat
   cook; ready; fix; make; prepare.
   
   • Cook me dinner, please
   • can you make me an omelette?
   • fix breakfast for the guests, please
5. verb take vengeance on or get even
   fix; get; pay back; pay off.
   
   • We'll get them!
   • That'll fix him good!
   • This time I got him
6. verb set or place definitely
   fix.
   
   • Let's fix the date for the party!
7. verb kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
   fix.
   
8. verb make fixed, stable or stationary
   fix; fixate.
   
   • let's fix the picture to the frame
9. verb make infertile
   sterilise; desex; desexualise; sterilize; unsex; desexualize; fix.
   
   • in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
10. verb influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
    fix.
    
    • fix a race
11. verb put (something somewhere) firmly
    posit; fix; situate; deposit.
    
    • She posited her hand on his shoulder
    • deposit the suitcase on the bench
    • fix your eyes on this spot
12. verb make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
    set; prepare; fix; set up; gear up; ready.
    
    • Get the children ready for school!
    • prepare for war
    • I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
13. adjective satellite (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
    
14. adjective satellite fixed and unmoving
    rigid; set.
    
    • with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare
    • his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien
    • a face rigid with pain
15. adjective securely placed or fastened or set
    
    • a fixed piece of wood
    • a fixed resistor
16. adjective satellite incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"
    frozen.
    
    • living on fixed incomes

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