fix

/fɪks/ noun

Definition

a quick fix › a way of solving a problem easily: There is no quick fix for unemployment.

be in a fix › to be in a difficult situation: I'm in a fix and need your help.

› [C] informal an amount of an illegal drug or something that you want very much: Cath needs her fix of chocolate every day.

(Definition of fix noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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