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code
Noun
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A code is a set of rules or laws.
Children usually learn their parents' moral code.
Section 244(1) (a) of the Canadian Criminal Code defines assault.
code
Verb
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If something is coded, it is written or stored in a code.
The completed questionnaires were coded by two people.
The wide variety of proteins in the cells are all coded for by the genes in the nucleus.
fix
Verb
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When you fix something, you repair it.
The mechanic fixes my car.
The mother fixed the broken toy.
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When you fix something to something else, you attach it or hold it in place.
A piece of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.
A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.
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When you fix something at a certain time, you make a rule or agreement that the time will not change.
The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.
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If you fix an animal, you remove its reproductive organs so that it can not have babies.
After you fix a male cat, it doesn't fight with other cats as much.
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If you fix a game, contest, or election, somebody unfairly controls what will happen before it is over.
Someone has fixed the game so that noone can win.
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When you attack or punish someone, you fix them.
If you do anything wrong in that city, they will fix you.
Don't go into my room, or I'll fix you!
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Protected from arrest or conviction.
Don't worry about it, we're fixed with the cops.