fix up

Definition of Fix Up in English :

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Verb

1. fix up

find (something or someone) for

Example Sentences:
'I'll fix you up with a nice girl'

2. arrange, fix up

make arrangements for

Example Sentences:
'Can you arrange a meeting with the President?'

arrange

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fix Up

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verb (tr, adverb)

1.

to arrange

let's fix up a date

2. (often foll by with)

to provide

I'm sure we can fix you up with a room

3. informal

to repair or rearrange

to fix up one's house

Fix Up

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to arrange a meeting or date for

she fixed him up with her sister

1.

to repair, mend, remedy, etc.

2.

to arrange properly; set in order

3.

to make arrangements for

Fix Up

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v. fixed, fix·ing, fix·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To correct or set right; adjust: fix a misspelling; fix the out-of-date accounts.

b. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair: fix a broken machine.

2.

a. To make ready for a specific purpose, as by altering or combining elements; prepare: fixed the room for the guests; fix lunch for the kids.

b. To spay or castrate (an animal).

c. To influence the outcome or actions of (something) by improper or unlawful means: fix a prizefight; fix a jury.

d. Informal To take revenge upon (someone); get even with.

3.

a. To place securely; make stable or firm: fixed the tent poles in the ground. See Synonyms at fasten.

b. To secure to another; attach: fixing the notice to the board with tacks.

4.

a. To put into a stable or unalterable form: tried to fix the conversation in her memory.

b. To make (a chemical substance) nonvolatile or solid.

c. Biology To convert (nitrogen or carbon) into stable, biologically assimilable compounds.

d. To kill and preserve (a specimen) intact for microscopic study.

e. To prevent discoloration of (a photographic image) by washing or coating with a chemical preservative.

5. To direct steadily: fixed her eyes on the road ahead.

6. To capture or hold: The man with the long beard fixed our attention.

7.

a. To set or place definitely; establish: fixed her residence in a coastal village.

b. To determine with accuracy; ascertain: fixed the date of the ancient artifacts.

c. To agree on; arrange: fix a time to meet.

8. To assign; attribute: fixing the blame.

9. Computers To convert (data) from floating-point notation to fixed-point notation.

v.intr.

1. To direct one's efforts or attention; concentrate: We fixed on the immediate goal.

2. To become stable or firm; harden: Fresh plaster will fix in a few hours.

3. Chiefly Southern US To be on the verge of; to be making preparations for. Used in progressive tenses with the infinitive: We were fixing to leave without you.

n.

1.

a. The act of adjusting, correcting, or repairing.

b. Informal Something that repairs or restores; a solution: no easy fix for an intractable problem.

2. The position, as of a ship or aircraft, determined by visual observations with the aid of equipment.

3. A clear determination or understanding: a briefing that gave us a fix on the current situation.

4. An instance of arranging a special consideration, such as an exemption from a requirement, or an improper or illegal outcome, especially by means of bribery.

5. A difficult or embarrassing situation; a predicament: "If we get left on this wreck we are in a fix" (Mark Twain). See Synonyms at predicament.

6. Slang An amount or dose of something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic.

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