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getting a fix

getting a fix is the present participle and gerund of get a fix.

Meaning of get a fix

Verb

get a fix (third-person singular simple present gets a fix, present participle getting a fix, simple past got a fix, past participle (UK) got a fix or (US) gotten a fix)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To obtain something necessary, especially a dose of an addictive drug or anything else compulsively sought after.

Questions about getting a fix

What is getting a fix the present participle and gerund of?
Getting a fix is the present participle and gerund of get a fix.

Words near getting a fix in the dictionary

  1. gettin' it in
  2. getting
  3. getting 'er done
  4. getting a charge out of
  5. getting a clue
  6. getting a fix
  7. getting a grip
  8. getting a handle on
  9. getting a hold of
  10. getting a jump on
  11. getting a kick out of

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