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fixed

Verb

∙ simple past tense and past participle of fix

Adjective

∙ Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
∙ Stationary.
∙ Attached; affixed.
∙ Chemically stable.
∙ Supplied with what one needs.
∙ Of sound, recorded on a permanent medium. law
∙ Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated). dialectal, informal
∙ Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
∙ Resolved; corrected. of a problem

fix

Noun

∙ A repair or corrective action.
∙ A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
∙ A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user. informal
∙ A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
∙ A determination of location.
∙ fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace) US

Verb

∙ To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix. transitive, obsolete
- ∙ (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone. transitive, by extension
∙ To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time. transitive
- ∙ To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate. transitive, figuratively, usually in the passive
∙ To mend, to repair. transitive
∙ To prepare (food). transitive, informal
∙ To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion transitive
∙ To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile. transitive, US, informal
∙ To map a (point or subset) to itself. transitive, mathematics, sematics
∙ To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant. transitive, informal
∙ To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light. transitive
∙ To convert into a stable or available form. transitive, chemistry, biology
∙ To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest. intransitive
∙ To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance. intransitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
fixed adj.
set firmly in place; stabilized; protected or preserved; steady, firm; not volatile (Chemistry); predetermined; illegally prearranged
fix v.
determine; set firmly; stabilize; arrange; repair; prepare; attract; focus on; illegally influence the outcome of; take care of (Slang); spay, castrate

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
fixed
fixed
\fixed\ (f&ibreve;kst), a.
1. securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm; imovable; unalterable.
2. (chem.) stable; non-volatile.
fixed
air (old chem.), carbonic acid or carbon dioxide; -- so called by dr. black because it can be absorbed or fixed by strong bases. see carbonic acid, under carbonic.
fixed
alkali (old chem.), a non-volatile base, as soda, or potash, in distinction from the volatile alkali ammonia.
fixed
ammunition (mil.), a projectile and powder inclosed together in a case ready for loading.
fixed
battery (mil.), a battery which contains heavy guns and mortars intended to remain stationary; -- distinguished from movable battery.
fixed
bodies, those which can not be volatilized or separated by a common menstruum, without great difficulty, as gold, platinum, lime, etc.
fixed
capital. see the note under capital, n., 4.
fixed
fact, a well established fact. [colloq.]
fixed
light, one which emits constant beams; -- distinguished from a flashing, revolving, or intermittent light.
fixed
oils (chem.), non-volatile, oily substances, as stearine and olein, which leave a permanent greasy stain, and which can not be distilled unchanged; -- distinguished from volatile or essential oils.
fixed
pivot (mil.), the fixed point about which any line of troops wheels.
fixed
stars (astron.), such stars as always retain nearly the same apparent position and distance with respect to each other, thus distinguished from planets and comets.
fixed
adj
1. (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
2. fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- connor cruise o'brien; "a face rigid with pain" [syn: set, rigid]

3. securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor" [ant: unfixed]
4. intent and directed steadily; "had her gaze fastened on the stranger"; "a fixed expresson" [syn: fastened]

5. incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes" [syn: frozen]

6. mended or put in working order; "a reconditioned sewing machine"; "a repaired vacuum cleaner"; "the broken lock is now fixed" [syn: reconditioned, repaired]

7. not increasing as the amount taxed increases [syn: flat]

8. specified in advance; "a given number"; "we will meet at a given time and location" [syn: given(a) ]

9. directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze" [syn: intent]

similar words(21)

fixed fact
fixed oils
fixed pivot
fixed storage
fixed stars
fixed point
fixed alkali
multiprogramming of fixed tasks
fixed point combinator
fixed ammunition
diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars
fixed-point
well-fixed
fixed light
least fixed point
fixed oil
fixed battery
fixed bodies
fixed capital
fixed disk
fixed air

WORDNET 2.0
fixed
Adjective
1. (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
(similar) determinate
2. fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain"
(synonym) set, rigid
(similar) nonmoving, unmoving
3. securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor"
(antonym) unfixed
(similar) fast, firm, immobile
(see-also) secure
4. intent and directed steadily; "had her gaze fastened on the stranger"; "a fixed expresson"
(synonym) fastened
(similar) steady
5. incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes"
(synonym) frozen
(similar) unchangeable
6. mended or put in working order; "a reconditioned sewing machine"; "a repaired vacuum cleaner"; "the broken lock is now fixed"
(synonym) reconditioned, repaired
(similar) restored
7. not increasing as the amount taxed increases
(synonym) flat
(similar) regressive
8. specified in advance; "a given number"; "we will meet at a given time and location"
(synonym) given(a)
(similar) specified
9. directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze"
(synonym) intent
(similar) concentrated
fix
Noun
1. informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
(synonym) hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
(hypernym) difficulty
(hyponym) dog's breakfast, dog's dinner
2. something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"
(hypernym) intravenous injection
(classification) colloquialism
3. the act of putting something in working order again
(synonym) repair, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
(hypernym) improvement
(hyponym) darning
(derivation) repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
4. an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
(hypernym) exemption, immunity, granting immunity
5. a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"
(synonym) localization, localisation, location, locating
(hypernym) determination, finding
(hyponym) echolocation, echo sounding
Verb
1. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
(synonym) repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) tinker, fiddle
(derivation) repair, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
2. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
(synonym) fasten, secure
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) strap
(cause) fasten
(derivation) fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness
3. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
(synonym) specify, set, determine, limit
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
(hyponym) quantify
4. prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
(synonym) cook, ready, make, prepare
(hypernym) create from raw material, create from raw stuff
(hyponym) preserve, keep
(verb-group) make
5. take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
(synonym) pay back, pay off, get
(hypernym) get even, get back
(verb-group) pay
6. set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"
(hypernym) establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
7. kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
(hypernym) prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
(derivation) fixation, fixing
(classification) cytology
8. make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"
(synonym) fixate
(hypernym) attach
9. make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized"
(synonym) sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise
(hypernym) operate on, operate
(hyponym) alter, neuter, spay, castrate
(derivation) neutering, fixing, altering
10. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
(synonym) situate, posit, deposit
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(hyponym) bury
11. 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"
(synonym) prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) socialize, socialise

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Fixed
Fixed may refer to:
Fixed (EP), EP by Nine Inch NailsFixed (film), an Australian short film, directed by Codey Wilson and Burleigh SmithFixed (typeface), a collection of monospace bitmap fonts that is distributed with the X Window SystemFixed, subjected to neuteringFixed point (mathematics), a point that is mapped to itself by the functionFixed line telephone, a landline
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

fixed

Verb

∙ simple past tense and past participle of fix

Adjective

∙ Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
∙ Stationary.
∙ Attached; affixed.
∙ Chemically stable.
∙ Supplied with what one needs.
∙ Of sound, recorded on a permanent medium. law
∙ Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated). dialectal, informal
∙ Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
∙ Resolved; corrected. of a problem

fix

Noun

∙ A repair or corrective action.
∙ A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
∙ A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user. informal
∙ A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
∙ A determination of location.
∙ fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace) US

Verb

∙ To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix. transitive, obsolete
- ∙ (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone. transitive, by extension
∙ To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time. transitive
- ∙ To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate. transitive, figuratively, usually in the passive
∙ To mend, to repair. transitive
∙ To prepare (food). transitive, informal
∙ To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion transitive
∙ To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile. transitive, US, informal
∙ To map a (point or subset) to itself. transitive, mathematics, sematics
∙ To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant. transitive, informal
∙ To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light. transitive
∙ To convert into a stable or available form. transitive, chemistry, biology
∙ To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest. intransitive
∙ To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance. intransitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
fixed adj.
set firmly in place; stabilized; protected or preserved; steady, firm; not volatile (Chemistry); predetermined; illegally prearranged
fix v.
determine; set firmly; stabilize; arrange; repair; prepare; attract; focus on; illegally influence the outcome of; take care of (Slang); spay, castrate

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
fixed
fixed
\fixed\ (f&ibreve;kst), a.
1. securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm; imovable; unalterable.
2. (chem.) stable; non-volatile.
fixed
air (old chem.), carbonic acid or carbon dioxide; -- so called by dr. black because it can be absorbed or fixed by strong bases. see carbonic acid, under carbonic.
fixed
alkali (old chem.), a non-volatile base, as soda, or potash, in distinction from the volatile alkali ammonia.
fixed
ammunition (mil.), a projectile and powder inclosed together in a case ready for loading.
fixed
battery (mil.), a battery which contains heavy guns and mortars intended to remain stationary; -- distinguished from movable battery.
fixed
bodies, those which can not be volatilized or separated by a common menstruum, without great difficulty, as gold, platinum, lime, etc.
fixed
capital. see the note under capital, n., 4.
fixed
fact, a well established fact. [colloq.]
fixed
light, one which emits constant beams; -- distinguished from a flashing, revolving, or intermittent light.
fixed
oils (chem.), non-volatile, oily substances, as stearine and olein, which leave a permanent greasy stain, and which can not be distilled unchanged; -- distinguished from volatile or essential oils.
fixed
pivot (mil.), the fixed point about which any line of troops wheels.
fixed
stars (astron.), such stars as always retain nearly the same apparent position and distance with respect to each other, thus distinguished from planets and comets.
fixed
adj
1. (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
2. fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- connor cruise o'brien; "a face rigid with pain" [syn: set, rigid]

3. securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor" [ant: unfixed]
4. intent and directed steadily; "had her gaze fastened on the stranger"; "a fixed expresson" [syn: fastened]

5. incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes" [syn: frozen]

6. mended or put in working order; "a reconditioned sewing machine"; "a repaired vacuum cleaner"; "the broken lock is now fixed" [syn: reconditioned, repaired]

7. not increasing as the amount taxed increases [syn: flat]

8. specified in advance; "a given number"; "we will meet at a given time and location" [syn: given(a) ]

9. directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze" [syn: intent]

similar words(21)

fixed fact
fixed oils
fixed pivot
fixed storage
fixed stars
fixed point
fixed alkali
multiprogramming of fixed tasks
fixed point combinator
fixed ammunition
diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars
fixed-point
well-fixed
fixed light
least fixed point
fixed oil
fixed battery
fixed bodies
fixed capital
fixed disk
fixed air

WORDNET 2.0
fixed
Adjective
1. (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
(similar) determinate
2. fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain"
(synonym) set, rigid
(similar) nonmoving, unmoving
3. securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor"
(antonym) unfixed
(similar) fast, firm, immobile
(see-also) secure
4. intent and directed steadily; "had her gaze fastened on the stranger"; "a fixed expresson"
(synonym) fastened
(similar) steady
5. incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes"
(synonym) frozen
(similar) unchangeable
6. mended or put in working order; "a reconditioned sewing machine"; "a repaired vacuum cleaner"; "the broken lock is now fixed"
(synonym) reconditioned, repaired
(similar) restored
7. not increasing as the amount taxed increases
(synonym) flat
(similar) regressive
8. specified in advance; "a given number"; "we will meet at a given time and location"
(synonym) given(a)
(similar) specified
9. directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze"
(synonym) intent
(similar) concentrated
fix
Noun
1. informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
(synonym) hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
(hypernym) difficulty
(hyponym) dog's breakfast, dog's dinner
2. something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"
(hypernym) intravenous injection
(classification) colloquialism
3. the act of putting something in working order again
(synonym) repair, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
(hypernym) improvement
(hyponym) darning
(derivation) repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
4. an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
(hypernym) exemption, immunity, granting immunity
5. a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"
(synonym) localization, localisation, location, locating
(hypernym) determination, finding
(hyponym) echolocation, echo sounding
Verb
1. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
(synonym) repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) tinker, fiddle
(derivation) repair, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
2. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
(synonym) fasten, secure
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) strap
(cause) fasten
(derivation) fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness
3. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
(synonym) specify, set, determine, limit
(hypernym) choose, take, select, pick out
(hyponym) quantify
4. prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
(synonym) cook, ready, make, prepare
(hypernym) create from raw material, create from raw stuff
(hyponym) preserve, keep
(verb-group) make
5. take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
(synonym) pay back, pay off, get
(hypernym) get even, get back
(verb-group) pay
6. set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"
(hypernym) establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
7. kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
(hypernym) prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
(derivation) fixation, fixing
(classification) cytology
8. make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"
(synonym) fixate
(hypernym) attach
9. make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized"
(synonym) sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise
(hypernym) operate on, operate
(hyponym) alter, neuter, spay, castrate
(derivation) neutering, fixing, altering
10. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
(synonym) situate, posit, deposit
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(hyponym) bury
11. 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"
(synonym) prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) socialize, socialise

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Fixed
Fixed may refer to:
Fixed (EP), EP by Nine Inch NailsFixed (film), an Australian short film, directed by Codey Wilson and Burleigh SmithFixed (typeface), a collection of monospace bitmap fonts that is distributed with the X Window SystemFixed, subjected to neuteringFixed point (mathematics), a point that is mapped to itself by the functionFixed line telephone, a landline
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