fix

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

• “She repaired her TV set”
• “Repair my shoes please”

cause to be firmly attached

• “fasten the lock onto the door”
• “she fixed her gaze on the man”

decide upon or fix definitely

• “fix the variables”
• “specify the parameters”

prepare for eating by applying heat

• “Cook me dinner, please”
• “can you make me an omelette?”
• “fix breakfast for the guests, please”

take vengeance on or get even

• “We”
• “;”
• “ll fix him good!”
• “This time I got him”

set or place definitely

• “Let”

kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

make fixed, stable or stationary

• “let”

make infertile

• “in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized”

put (something somewhere) firmly

• “She posited her hand on his shoulder”
• “deposit the suitcase on the bench”
• “fix your eyes on this spot”

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”

informal terms for a difficult situation

• “he got into a terrible fix”
• “he made a muddle of his marriage”

something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug

• “she needed a fix of chocolate”

the act of putting something in working order again

an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear

• “collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers”

a determination of the location of something

• “he got a good fix on the target”