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fixer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appoint verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  • clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
  • fasten verb To attach or close something securely.
  • fix verb To repair something that is broken or not working properly.
  • gaze verb To look at something steadily and for a long time, often in wonder, admiration, or deep thought.
  • look at phrasal verb To direct your eyes towards something or someone in order to see it.
  • peg noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
  • pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
  • set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
  • stare verb To look at something or someone for a long time without looking away.

Senses

fixer is used for these senses in English:

  • appoint (transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
  • appoint (obsolete, transitive) To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.
  • clamp (transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
  • fasten (ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
  • fix (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
  • look at (transitive) To consider.
  • peg (transitive) To fix a value or price.
  • pitch (transitive) To set or fix (a price or value).

appoint — full definition

  1. verb To choose someone officially for a job or role.
  2. verb To set or fix a time or place for something, such as a meeting.

clamp — full definition

  1. noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
  2. noun A device fitted to a car wheel to stop it being driven until a fine is paid.
  3. verb To fasten or hold something tightly in place.
  4. verb To immobilise a vehicle using a wheel clamp.

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