fix

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a determination of the place where something is

   We got a good fix on the target.

2. 2
   noun

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

   collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers

3. 3
   noun

   something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug

   They needed a fix of chocolate after abstaining from sweets.

4. 4
   noun

   informal terms for a difficult situation

   The dog got into a terrible fix.

5. 5
   verb

   make fixed, stable or stationary

   let's fix the picture to the frame

6. 6
   verb

   decide upon or fix definitely

   fix the variables

7. 7
   verb

   set or place definitely

   Let's fix the date for the party!

8. 8
   verb

   influence an event or its outcome by illegal means

   fix a race

Etymology

From Middle English fixen, borrowed from Old French *fixer (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fix (“fastened; fixed”), from Latin fīxus (“immovable; steady; stable; fixed”), from fīgō (“to drive in; stick; fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to jab; stick; set”). Related to dig.