The difference between Fix and Rig

When used as nouns, fix means a repair or corrective action, whereas rig means the rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

When used as verbs, fix means to pierce, whereas rig means to fit out with a harness or other equipment.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fix and Rig

  1. Fix as a noun:

    A repair or corrective action.

    Examples:

    "That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's."

  2. Fix as a noun:

    A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.

    Examples:

    "It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!"

  3. Fix as a noun (informal):

    A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.

  4. Fix as a noun:

    A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.

  5. Fix as a noun:

    A determination of location.

    Examples:

    "We have a fix on your position."

  6. Fix as a noun (US):

    fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)

  1. Fix as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix. (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.

    Examples:

    "He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"

  2. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time. To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.

    Examples:

    "A dab of chewing gum will [[fix]] your note to the bulletin board."

    "A leech can [[fix]] itself to your skin without you feeling it."

    "The Constitution [[fix]]es the date when Congress must meet."

    "She's fixed on the idea of becoming a doctor."

  3. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To mend, to repair.

    Examples:

    "That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it."

  4. Fix as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To prepare (food).

    Examples:

    "She fixed dinner for the kids."

  5. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion

    Examples:

    "A majority of voters believed the election was fixed in favor of the incumbent."

  6. Fix as a verb (transitive, US, informal):

    To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.

    Examples:

    "Rover stopped digging under the fence after we had the vet fix him."

  7. Fix as a verb (transitive, mathematics, sematics):

    To map a (point or subset) to itself.

  8. Fix as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.

    Examples:

    "He got caught breaking into lockers, so a couple of guys fixed him after work."

  9. Fix as a verb (transitive):

    To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.

  10. Fix as a verb (transitive, chemistry, biology):

    To convert into a stable or available form.

    Examples:

    "Legumes are valued in crop rotation for their ability to fix nitrogen."

    "rfquotek Abney"

  11. Fix as a verb (intransitive):

    To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.

  12. Fix as a verb (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.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  1. Rig as a noun (nautical):

    The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

  2. Rig as a noun:

    Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

  3. Rig as a noun (US):

    A large truck such as a semi-tractor.

  4. Rig as a noun:

    The special apparatus used for drilling wells.

  5. Rig as a noun (informal):

    A costume or an outfit.

  6. Rig as a noun (slang, computing):

    A computer case, often modified for looks.

  7. Rig as a noun:

    An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.

  8. Rig as a noun (slang):

    Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.

  1. Rig as a verb (transitive):

    To fit out with a harness or other equipment.

  2. Rig as a verb (transitive, nautical):

    To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

  3. Rig as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To dress or clothe in some costume.

  4. Rig as a verb (transitive):

    To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.

  5. Rig as a verb (transitive):

    To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.

    Examples:

    "to rig an election"

  6. Rig as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tusser"

  1. Rig as a noun (UK, Scotland, dialect):

    A ridge.

  1. Rig as a noun (obsolete):

    A wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Fuller"

  2. Rig as a noun:

    A promiscuous woman.

  3. Rig as a noun (obsolete):

    A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.

  4. Rig as a noun (obsolete):

    A blast of wind.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Wright"

  1. Rig as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.

  1. Rig as a noun (algebra, ring theory):

    An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse.

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