fix up

verb

fixed up; fixing up; fixes up

transitive verb

1

: refurbish

fix up the attic

spent thousands fixing up the house

2

: to set right : settle

fixed up their dispute

3

: to provide with something needed or wanted

I can fix you up with nice used car.

especially : to arrange a date for

They want to fix me up with their cousin.

Examples of fix up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The designer fixed up the kitchen, replacing the crumbling floor and ceiling, and installed a vintage stove from eBay. —Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 1 Nov. 2025

The duo has been, well, fixing up houses around the area for Fixer Upper since the early 2000s. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2025

Workers were still fixing up the basement — which needed new flooring, drywall, painting and electrical — as designers installed decorations in the house in mid-October. —Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025

This wasn't unusual; Brian Mann has been fixing up and selling four-wheel-drive vehicles since the 1980s. —Laura Lane, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fix up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup