get a fix

verb

To obtain something necessary, especially a dose of an addictive drug or anything else compulsively sought after.

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Meanings

verbget 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)

present singular third person gets a fix · participle present getting a fix · past got a fix · UK participle past got a fix · US participle past gotten a fix

  1. colloquialidiomaticTo obtain something necessary, especially a dose of an addictive drug or anything else compulsively sought after.
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APA

get a fix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20a%20fix

MLA

“get a fix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20a%20fix. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get a fix,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20a%20fix.

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