fix

1. AND fix-up n. a dose of a drug, especially for an addict who is in need of drugs. (Drugs. It fixes the suffering of withdrawal.)

□ It was clear that the prisoner needed a fix, but there was nothing the cops would do for him.

□ Max arranged to get a fix-up into the con.

2. in. o buy a dose of drugs; to take drugs. (See also fixed. Drugs.) D Frank had to fix before he could even talk to me.

□ Tracy was in the other room fixing.

3. tv. to castrate or spay an animal, especially a pet. (See also fixed. Jocularly of people.)

□ Get somebody to fix your cat!

□ Sally suggested that someone ought to fix Beavis—if he isn’t already.

4. n. a bribe. (See also fixed.)

□ Rocko never took a fix in his life.

□ The agent payed a fix to the cops.

5. tv. to influence the outcome of a contest or an election. (See also fixed.)

□ Who fixed this race?

□ Sam knows what it takes to fix an election—cash.

6. n. a scheme to influence the outcome of a contest or an election.

□ Something is wrong with this game. I smell a fix.

□ Sam planned a great fix, but the cops got wise.

7. n. a repair made to a computer program. (Computers.)

□ This little fix should make the whole program run faster.

□ I wrote a fix to make the program more efficient.

8. n. a cure for a social ill. (See also quick fix.)

□ There is no easy fix for a problem like this.

□ Some people think there is no fix at all.