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

According to Curtis, the entire cast and crew joined forces to paint and fix up the house before the shot, which Curtis stayed to watch even though she wasn’t featured in it. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2026

Read on to learn what two industry experts recommend doing to fix up your exterior with only a handful of spare time. — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026

Since then, she's helped fix up the house built in the 1800s. — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

According to the letter from they Copleys’ attorneys, the couple purchased two parcels of land totaling 50 acres along Rocum Road in 2022, with plans to fix up and move into an old cottage on the property. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 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