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fix

Definition for fix

verb as in establish, make firm

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install, secure, set, settle, stabilize

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affix, anchor, attach, bind, catch, cement, congeal, connect, consolidate, couple, embed, entrench, fasten, glue, graft, harden, implant, inculcate, infix, ingrain, instill, link, locate, lodge, moor, pin, place, plant, position, rigidify, rivet, root, steady, stick, stiffen, tie

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freeze to, nail down

verb as in determine, decide

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define, establish, limit, resolve, set, settle, solve, specify, work out

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appoint, arrange, conclude, name, work

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agree on, arrive at

verb as in mend, repair

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adjust, correct, overhaul, patch, rebuild, regulate, restore, revamp, revise

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amend, debug, doctor, emend, recondition, reconstruct, remediate, retread, sort

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do up, fiddle with, put to rights, see to, tune up

verb as in prepare, plan ahead

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arrange, dispose, frame, prearrange, rig

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precontrive, predesign, preorder, preplan, stack the deck

verb as in focus on

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concenter, concentrate, direct, fasten, fixate, rivet

verb as in cook a meal

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fit, heat, make, microwave, ready, warm

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get ready, make up, whip up

verb as in manipulate, influence an event

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bribe, corrupt, fiddle, lubricate, maneuver, square, suborn

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buy off, pull strings, tamper with

verb as in wreak vengeance on

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cook someone's goose, get even, get revenge, pay back, take retribution

noun as in difficult or ticklish situation

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box, corner, embarrassment, hole, jam, pickle, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, spot

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The minister added that he had no "fixed view" but wanted to hear the views of teachers and pupils.

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The good news is they are only one point behind leaders Arsenal and have time to fix the things that are going wrong.

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He spoke of Rangers as a project that could only be fixed in the medium to long term when all the supporters wanted to know was how things were going to improve… yesterday.

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This includes simpler tax laws, targeted incentives such as special start-up visas and fixing other more fundamental problems such as poor physical infrastructure and urban congestion.

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Housing Secretary Steve Reed said the changes would "fix the broken system" and put more money "back into working people's pockets".

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