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

Mayor Eduardo Martinez said delegates from South Korea have expressed an interest in fixing up the ship and sharing it on a bi-annual basis. —Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 1 May 2026

Leia, for instance, spent the bulk of one appearance working with the furry Chewbacca to fix up the starship Millennium Falcon. —Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026

Mutual Ground in Aurora has received a $2 million grant to fix up its historic home, while a larger expansion project sits on the horizon. —R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

Sabini and Goater spent time at the Davis Bike Collective, a nonprofit where volunteers teach Davis' thousands of bike enthusiasts to fix up and even build their own bikes. —Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

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