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fixes

/ˈfɪksɪz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A repair or corrective action.
  2. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
  3. A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
  4. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
  5. A determination of location.
  6. Fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)
  7. To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
  8. To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
  9. To mend, to repair.
  10. To prepare (food or drink).
  11. 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
  12. To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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