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[1] to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
[2] to put together indiscriminately or confusedly (often followed by up ).
[3] to combine, unite, or join: to mix business and pleasure.
[4] to add as an element or ingredient: Mix some salt into the flour.
[5] to form or make by combining ingredients: to mix a cake; to mix mortar.
[6] to crossbreed.
[7] Movies . to combine, blend, edit, etc. (the various components of a soundtrack): to mix dialogue and sound effects. to complete the mixing process on (a film, soundtrack, etc.): an important movie that took months to mix.
[8] to combine (two or more separate recordings or microphone signals) to make a single recording or composite signal.
[9] to become mixed: a paint that mixes easily with water.
[10] to associate or mingle, as in company: to mix with the other guests at a party.
[11] to be crossbred, or of mixed breeding.
[12] Boxing . to exchange blows vigorously and aggressively: The crowd jeered as the fighters clinched, refusing to mix.
[13] an act or instance of mixing.
[14] the result of mixing; mixture: cement mix; an odd mix of gaiety and sadness.
[15] a commercially prepared blend of ingredients to which usually only a liquid must be added to make up the total of ingredients necessary or obtain the desired consistency: a cake mix; muffin mix.
[16] Music . music or songs selected and recorded as a mixtape: the ultimate one-hour workout mix; a mix of Christmas songs; a DJ mix.
[17] mixer(def 4) .
[18] the proportion of ingredients in a mixture; formula: a mix of two to one.
[19] Informal . a mess or muddle; mix-up.
[20] Music . an electronic blending of tracks or sounds made to produce a recording.
[21] mix down , to mix the tracks of an existing recording to make a new recording with fewer tracks: the four-track tape was mixed down to stereo.
[22] mix up , to confuse completely, especially to mistake one person or thing for another: The teacher was always mixing up the twins. to involve or entangle.
[23] mix it up , Slang . to engage in a quarrel. to fight with the fists. Also mix it.
[24] (in sound recording) the transfer of a multitrack master mix to two-track stereo tape
[25] (tr) to combine or blend (ingredients, liquids, objects, etc) together into one mass
[26] (intr) to become or have the capacity to become combined, joined, etc some chemicals do not mix
[27] (tr) to form (something) by combining two or more constituents to mix cement
[28] (tr; often foll by in or into) to add as an additional part or element (to a mass or compound) to mix flour into a batter
[29] (tr) to do at the same time; combine to mix study and pleasure
[30] (tr) to consume (drinks or foods) in close succession
[31] to come or cause to come into association socially Pauline has never mixed well
[32] (intr often foll by with ) to go together; complement
[33] (tr) to crossbreed (differing strains of plants or breeds of livestock), esp more or less at random
[34] (tr) electronics to combine (two or more signals)
[35] music (in sound recording) to balance and adjust (the recorded tracks) on a multitrack tape machine (in live performance) to balance and adjust (the output levels from microphones and pick-ups)
[36] (tr) to merge (two lengths of film) so that the effect is imperceptible
[37] mix it informal to cause mischief or trouble, often for a person named she tried to mix it for John to fight
[38] the act or an instance of mixing
[39] the result of mixing; mixture
[40] a mixture of ingredients, esp one commercially prepared for making a cake, bread, etc
[41] music the sound obtained by mixing
[42] building trades civil engineering the proportions of cement, sand, and aggregate in mortar, plaster, or concrete
[43] informal a state of confusion, bewilderment

Words nearby Mixdown

mixmitumba, mitumba mountains, mitzi, mitzvah, miwok, mix, mix and match, mix it up, mix tape, mix up, mix-and-match

Origin of Mixdown

1470–80; back formation from mixt mixed

Other words from Mixdown

mix·a·ble , adjective
mix·a·bil·i·ty , mix·a·ble·ness , noun
o·ver·mix , verb
un·mix , verb (used with object)
un·mix·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Mixdown

C15: back formation from mixt mixed, via Old French from Latin mixtus, from miscēre to mix