Noun

1. A repair or corrective action.

   That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.

2. A difficult situation; a quandry or dilemma.

   It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!

3. A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.

   "Just one fix!" -Alain Jourgensen

4. A prearrangement of the outcome of a competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.

Verb

1. To mend, to repair.

   That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.

2. To attach, to become attached; to affix.

   A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.

   A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.

3. To become acutely focused or obsessed.

   She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor.

4. To prepare.

   She fixed dinner for the kids.

5. To make a contest, vote, or gamble unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins.

   A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent.

6. To make a business of getting paid to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion
7. To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.

   Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him.

8. To map a (point or subset) to itself.
9. To avenge, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.

   He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work.

10. To purposefully stare at someone.

    He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"

Synonyms

• neuter, spay, desex, castrate, doctor

• See also Wikisaurus:repair

Adjective

1. fixed
2. quick
3. smart