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fix - something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate" |
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intravenous injection an injection into a vein
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colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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fix - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" |
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hole,
jam,
mess,
muddle,
pickle |
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difficulty the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
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dog's breakfast,
dog's dinner a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job"
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fix - an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" |
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exemption,
granting immunity,
immunity an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"
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| Verb |
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fix - 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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prepare,
ready,
set |
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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socialise,
socialize make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"
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provide take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"
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cram prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
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precondition put into the required condition beforehand
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fix 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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mount fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
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lay out,
set,
set up provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house"
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winterise,
winterize prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses"
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summerise,
summerize prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house"
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prime insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
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crop,
cultivate,
work cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short"
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brace,
poise support by bracing
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fix - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study |
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fix,
gear up,
prepare,
ready,
set,
set up 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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cytology the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells
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fix - set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!" |
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constitute,
establish,
found,
institute,
plant form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
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fix - influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race" |
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act upon,
influence,
work have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
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