fix up

verb

fixed up; fixing up; fixes up

transitive verb

1

: refurbish

fix up the attic

2

: to set right : settle

fixed up their dispute

3

: to provide with something needed or wanted

especially : to arrange a date for

Examples of fix up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

House said acquiring the other house to fix up the property or raze it is intended to improve the look of the neighborhood, as more people flock to Dolton to look at the pope’s boyhood home. —Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025

Other parks currently getting restroom upgrades: Mount Airy Forest, with plans to fix up restrooms at a new bike skills course. —Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025

That technical change increases the likelihood that a congregation of a tumbledown church might raise the money to unlock more housing and at the same time fix up their building — without simply selling it for scrap. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025

Tariffs are pushing up the cost of materials that are frequently used in home renovation projects, leading some homeowners to reconsider fixing up their residences. Suppliers of materials, including lumber, steel and aluminum, have already hiked prices for builders. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 June 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