fixed

The definition of fixed is established or steady, or is slang meaning a dishonest outcome.

(adjective)

  1. An example of fixed as an adjective is in the phrase "fixed rate," which means an interest rate that is not going to change.
  2. An example of fixed as an adjective is "fixed race," which means a horse race where action was taken to make sure that one horse would be the winner and others would lose.

Fixed is defined as to have repaired something, or is slang meaning that an animal was spayed or neutered.

(verb)

  1. An example of fixed is to have put a broken toy back together.
  2. An example of fixed is an animal that cannot have offspring.

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See fixed in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. firmly placed or attached; not movable
  2. established; settled; set: a fixed price
  3. steady; unmoving; resolute: a fixed purpose
  4. remaining in the same position relative to the earth: a fixed satellite
  5. persisting obstinately in the mind and tending to control the thoughts and actions; obsessive: a fixed idea
  6. Chem.
    1. nonvolatile, as a vegetable oil
    2. incorporated into a stable compound from its free state, as atmospheric nitrogen
    3. permanently held, as a fabric dye
  7. Informal supplied with something needed, specif. money: comfortably fixed for life
  8. Slang with the outcome dishonestly arranged beforehand: a fixed race

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See fixed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Firmly in position; stationary.
  2. Determined; established; set: at a fixed time; a fixed price.
  3. Not subject to change or variation; constant: pensioners on a fixed income.
  4. Chemistry
    a. Not readily evaporating; nonvolatile.
    b. Being in a stable, combined form: fixed nitrogen.
  5. a. Firmly, often dogmatically held: fixed beliefs.
    b. Persistently occurring in the mind; obsessive: a fixed, delusive notion.
  6. Supplied, especially with funds or needs. Often used in combination: a well-fixed bachelor.
  7. Illegally prearranged as to outcome: a fixed election.

Related Forms:

  • fixˈed·ly (fĭkˈsĭd-lē) adverb
  • fixˈed·ness noun

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