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Definitions for Fixt

[1] a simple past tense and past participle of fix.
[2] to repair; mend.
[3] to put in order or in good condition; adjust or arrrange: She fixed her hair in a bun.
[4] to make fast, firm, or stable.
[5] to place definitely and more or less permanently: to fix a circus poster to a wall.
[6] to settle definitely; determine: to fix a price.
[7] to direct (the eyes, the attention, etc.) steadily: His eyes were fixed on the distant ship.
[8] to attract and hold (the eye, the attention, etc.).
[9] to make set or rigid.
[10] to put into permanent form.
[11] to put or place (responsibility, blame, etc.) on a person.
[12] to assign or refer to a definite place, time, etc.
[13] to provide or supply with (something needed or wanted): How are you fixed for money?
[14] Informal . to arrange or influence the outcome or action of, especially privately or dishonestly: to fix a jury; to fix a game.
[15] to get (a meal); prepare (food): What time shall I fix supper?
[16] Informal . to put in a condition or position to make no further trouble.
[17] Informal . to get even with; get revenge upon: I'll fix him!
[18] Informal . to castrate or spay (an animal, especially a pet).
[19] 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.
[20] Photography . to render (an image) permanent by removing light-sensitive silver halides.
[21] Microscopy . to kill, make rigid, and preserve for microscopic study.
[22] to become fixed.
[23] to become set; assume a rigid or solid form.
[24] to become stable or permanent.
[25] to settle down.
[26] Slang . to inject oneself with a narcotic.
[27] 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.
[28] Informal . a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.
[29] Informal . a repair, adjustment, or solution, usually of an immediate nature: Can you think of a fix for the problem?
[30] 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.
[31] a clear determination: Can you get a fix on what he really means?
[32] 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.
[33] Slang . an underhand or illegal arrangement, especially one secured through bribery or influence. a contest, situation, etc., whose outcome is prearranged dishonestly.
[34] fix on /upon , to decide on; determine: We won't be able to fix on a location for the banquet until we know the number of guests.
[35] fix up , Informal . to arrange for: to fix up a date. to provide with; furnish. to repair; renew. to smooth over; solve: They weren't able to fix up their differences.
[36] (also intr) to make or become firm, stable, or secure
[37] to attach or place permanently fix the mirror to the wall
[38] (often foll by up) to settle definitely; decide let us fix a date
[39] to hold or direct (eyes, attention, etc) steadily he fixed his gaze on the woman
[40] to call to attention or rivet
[41] to make rigid to fix one's jaw
[42] to place or ascribe to fix the blame on someone
[43] to mend or repair
[44] informal to provide with how are you fixed for supplies?
[45] informal to influence (a person, outcome of a contest, etc) unfairly, as by bribery
[46] slang to take revenge on; get even with, esp by killing
[47] informal to give (someone) his just deserts that'll fix him
[48] informal to arrange or put in order to fix one's hair
[49] informal to prepare to fix a meal
[50] dialect , or informal to spay or castrate (an animal)
[51] US dialect , or informal to prepare oneself I'm fixing to go out
[52] photog to treat (a film, plate, or paper) with fixer to make permanent the image rendered visible by developer
[53] cytology to kill, preserve, and harden (tissue, cells, etc) for subsequent microscopic study
[54] to convert (atmospheric nitrogen) into nitrogen compounds, as in the manufacture of fertilizers or the action of bacteria in the soil to convert (carbon dioxide) into organic compounds, esp carbohydrates, as occurs in photosynthesis in plants and some microorganisms
[55] to reduce (a substance) to a solid or condensed state or a less volatile state
[56] (intr) slang to inject a drug
[57] informal a predicament; dilemma
[58] the ascertaining of the navigational position, as of a ship, by radar, observation, etc
[59] slang an intravenous injection of a drug, esp heroin
[60] informal an act or instance of bribery

Words related to Fixt

mess, dilemma, settle, set, stabilize, install, secure, resolve, solve, limit, establish, specify, define, restore, overhaul, rebuild, revamp, patch, adjust, regulate

Words nearby Fixt

fixer-upper, fixie, fixing, fixings, fixity, fixt, fixture, fizeau, fizgig, fizz, fizzer

Origin of Fixt

1350–1400; 1900–05 for def 29 ; 1935–40 for def 31 ; Middle English fixen (v.) < Medieval Latin fixāre, derivative of Latin fixus fixed, past participle of fīgere to fasten

Other words from Fixt

fix·a·ble , adjective
fix·a·bil·i·ty , noun
o·ver·fix , verb
re·fix , verb (used with object), re·fixed, re·fix·ing.
un·fix·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Fixt

C15: from Medieval Latin fixāre , from Latin fixus fixed, from Latin fīgere

Synonyms for Fixt

dilemma, mess, box, corner, embarrassment, hole, jam, pickle, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, spot, hot water