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• fix the position — index locate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• fix — has a basic meaning of to place and to fasten securely, but it is overused in a variety of meanings only loosely related to establishing, securing, or repairing. As a noun, fix is used to refer to (1) a dilemma or predicament, (2) the position of …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• fix — [[t]fɪ̱ks[/t]] ♦♦♦ fixes, fixing, fixed 1) VERB If something is fixed somewhere, it is attached there firmly or securely. [be V ed prep/adv] It is fixed on the wall... [be V ed prep/adv] Most blinds can be fixed directly to the top of the window… …   English dictionary

• Position fixing — is the branch of navigation concerned with the use of a variety of visual and electronic methods to determine the position of a ship, aircraft or person on the surface of the Earth.These techniques include:* Position lines and position circles *… …   Wikipedia

• Fix — as a noun may refer to:* Fix (position), the result of position fixing in navigation * Fix (film), a feature film by Tao Ruspoli * FIX protocol, a communications protocol for financial information exchange * Fix , a single from BLACKstreet s 1996 …   Wikipedia

• fix — [fiks] vt. fixed, fixing [ME fixen < fix, fixed < L fixus, pp. of figere, to fasten, attach: see FINISH] 1. a) to make firm, stable, or secure b) to fasten or attach firmly 2. to set firmly in the mind …   English World dictionary

• fix — vt 1 a: to make firm, stable, or stationary b: to attach physically 2: to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods conspiracy to defraud the government by fix ing income tax cases W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott,… …   Law dictionary

• fix — [n] difficult or ticklish situation box*, corner*, dilemma, embarrassment, hole*, hot water*, jam*, mess*, pickle*, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, spot*; concept 674 Ant. ease, good, peace fix [v1] establish, make firm affix, anchor,… …   New thesaurus

• position — [n1] physical place area, bearings, district, environment, fix, geography, ground, locale, locality, location, locus, point, post, reference, region, scene, seat, setting, site, situation, space, spot, stand, station, surroundings, topography,… …   New thesaurus

• fix — ► VERB 1) attach or position securely. 2) repair or restore. 3) decide or settle on. 4) make arrangements for. 5) make unchanging, constant or permanent. 6) (fix on) direct or be directed unwaveringly toward. 7) …   English terms dictionary

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English