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ALL meanings of fixable

fix
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  • verb with object fixable to repair; mend. 1
  • verb with object fixable to put in order or in good condition; adjust or arrrange: She fixed her hair in a bun. 1
  • verb with object fixable to make fast, firm, or stable. 1
  • verb with object fixable to place definitely and more or less permanently: to fix a circus poster to a wall. 1
  • verb with object fixable to settle definitely; determine: to fix a price. 1
  • verb with object fixable to direct (the eyes, the attention, etc.) steadily: His eyes were fixed on the distant ship. 1
  • verb with object fixable to attract and hold (the eye, the attention, etc.). 1
  • verb with object fixable to make set or rigid. 1
  • verb with object fixable to put into permanent form. 1
  • verb with object fixable to put or place (responsibility, blame, etc.) on a person. 1
  • verb with object fixable to assign or refer to a definite place, time, etc. 1
  • verb with object fixable to provide or supply with (something needed or wanted): How are you fixed for money? 1
  • verb with object fixable Informal. to arrange or influence the outcome or action of, especially privately or dishonestly: to fix a jury; to fix a game. 1
  • verb with object fixable to get (a meal); prepare (food): What time shall I fix supper? 1
  • verb with object fixable Informal. to put in a condition or position to make no further trouble. 1
  • verb with object fixable Informal. to get even with; get revenge upon: I'll fix him! 1
  • verb with object fixable Informal. to castrate or spay (an animal, especially a pet). 1
  • verb with object fixable 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. 1
  • verb with object fixable Photography. to render (an image) permanent by removing light-sensitive silver halides. 1
  • verb with object fixable Microscopy. to kill, make rigid, and preserve for microscopic study. 1
  • verb without object fixable to become fixed. 1
  • verb without object fixable to become set; assume a rigid or solid form. 1
  • verb without object fixable to become stable or permanent. 1
  • verb without object fixable to settle down. 1
  • verb without object fixable Slang. to inject oneself with a narcotic. 1
  • verb without object fixable Chiefly Southern U.S. to prepare; plan (usually followed by an infinitive): I was just fixing to call you. We're fixing to go to Colorado this summer. 1
  • noun fixable Informal. a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament. 1
  • noun fixable Informal. a repair, adjustment, or solution, usually of an immediate nature: Can you think of a fix for the problem? 1
  • noun fixable 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. 1
  • noun fixable a clear determination: Can you get a fix on what he really means? 1
  • noun fixable 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. 1
  • noun fixable Slang. an underhand or illegal arrangement, especially one secured through bribery or influence. a contest, situation, etc., whose outcome is prearranged dishonestly. 1
  • idioms fixable fix one's wagon, Informal. to exact retribution for an offense; treat someone vengefully: I'll dock his pay and that will fix his wagon. 1
  • idioms fixable in a fix, Older Slang. pregnant. 1
  • noun fixable Capable of being fixed, repairable. 1
  • noun fixable Fix meaning “to repair” appears to have been used first in America, but it is long established and has been used in England since the early 19th century:  The engineer quickly fixed the faulty valve.  The verb use is fully standard in all varieties of speech and writing, and objections to it on the grounds of style merely reflect personal prejudice, not the practice of educated speakers and writers. The noun fix meaning “repair, adjustment” is informal.  Fix (to) meaning “to prepare, plan (to)” is another Americanism:  We're fixing to go to town.  It once occurred in all the eastern coastal states, but it is now chiefly an informal spoken form in the South Midland and South. 1
  • adjective fixable attachable. 0
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