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(n) informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
(n) something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"
(n) the act of putting something in working order again
(n) an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
(n) a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"
(v) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
(v) cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
(v) decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
(v) prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
(v) take vengeance on or get even; "We''ll get them!"; "That''ll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
(v) set or place definitely; "Let''s fix the date for the party!"
(v) kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
(v) make fixed, stable or stationary; "let''s fix the picture to the frame"
(v) make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized"
(v) put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
(v) 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"

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