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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fix \Fix\ (f[i^]ks), a. [OE., fr. L. fixus, p. p. of figere to fix; cf. F. fixe.] Fixed; solidified. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fix \Fix\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fixed} (f[i^]kst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fixing}.] [Cf. F. fixer.] 1. To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to implant; to secure; to make definite. [1913 Webster] An ass's nole I fixed on his head. --Shak. [1913 Webster] O, fix thy chair of grace, that all my powers May also fix their reverence. --Herbert. [1913 Webster] His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. --Ps. cxii. 7. [1913 Webster] And fix far deeper in his head their stings. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as the eye on an object, the attention on a speaker. [1913 Webster] Sat fixed in thought the mighty Stagirite. --Pope. [1913 Webster] One eye on death, and one full fix'd on heaven. --Young. [1913 Webster] 3. To transfix; to pierce. [Obs.] --Sandys. [1913 Webster] 4. (Photog.) To render (an impression) permanent by treating with a developer to make it insensible to the action of light. --Abney. [1913 Webster] 5. To put in order; to arrange; to dispose of; to adjust; to set to rights; to set or place in the manner desired or most suitable; hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes; to fix the furniture of a room. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] 6. (Iron Manuf.) To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace) with fettling. Syn: To arrange; prepare; adjust; place; establish; settle; determine. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fix \Fix\, v. i. 1. To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest. [1913 Webster] Your kindness banishes your fear, Resolved to fix forever here. --Waller. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] {To fix on}, to settle the opinion or resolution about; to determine regarding; as, the contracting parties have fixed on certain leading points. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fix \Fix\, n. 1. A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament; dilemma. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Is he not living, then? No. is he dead, then? No, nor dead either. Poor Aroar can not live, and can not die, -- so that he is in an almighty fix. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. (Iron Manuf.) fettling. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fettling \Fet"tling\, n. 1. (Metal.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace. [Eng.] Note: [It is commonly called {fix} in the United States.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Pottery) The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: fix n 1: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix}, {hole}, {jam}, {mess}, {muddle}, {pickle}, {kettle of fish}] 2: something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate" 3: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {repair}, {fix}, {fixing}, {fixture}, {mend}, {mending}, {reparation}] 4: an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" 5: a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" [syn: {localization}, {localisation}, {location}, {locating}, {fix}] v 1: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: {repair}, {mend}, {fix}, {bushel}, {doctor}, {furbish up}, {restore}, {touch on}] [ant: {break}, {bust}] 2: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: {fasten}, {fix}, {secure}] [ant: {unfasten}] 3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: {specify}, {set}, {determine}, {define}, {fix}, {limit}] 4: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: {cook}, {fix}, {ready}, {make}, {prepare}] 5: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: {pay back}, {pay off}, {get}, {fix}] 6: set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!" 7: kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study 8: make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" [syn: {fixate}, {fix}] 9: make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" [syn: {sterilize}, {sterilise}, {desex}, {unsex}, {desexualize}, {desexualise}, {fix}] 10: influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race" 11: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" [syn: {situate}, {fix}, {posit}, {deposit}] 12: 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" [syn: {fix}, {prepare}, {set up}, {ready}, {gear up}, {set}] From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [jargon]: fix n.,v. What one does when a problem has been reported too many times to be ignored.