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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mix /mɪks/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) become combined into one mass: [no object]a paint that mixes with water.[~ + object]You can mix this paint with water.
- to put together in a confused way:[~ + object]He mixed everything in a heap and tossed it into the washing machine.
- to combine or unite:[~ + object]to mix business and pleasure.
- to form or make by combining ingredients:[~ + object]to mix mortar; mixed some concrete and poured it into the frame.
- to enjoy the company of people:[no object]He stood alone and refused to mix with the other guests.
- mix up:
- to confuse completely: [be + ~-ed + up]He's all mixed up and doesn't know which way to go.[~ + object + up]He mixed me up by calling the meeting for today.[~ + up + object]He mixed up a lot of people by changing the date.
- to mistake (one thing) for another: [~ + object + up]He's always mixing the two of us up.[~ + up + object]He always mixes up the two of us.
- to rearrange the order of: [~ + up + object]She mixed up the cards and dealt them.[~ + object + up]She mixed them up and dealt them out.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of mixing;
mixture:a mix of concrete. - Fooda commercial preparation to which usually only a liquid must be added before cooking or baking:a cake mix.
Idioms- Idioms mix it up, [no object][Slang.]
- to engage in a quarrel.
- to fight with the fists:eager to mix it up with the gang down the road.
mix•a•ble, adj. mix•er, n. [countable]See -misc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mix (miks),USA pronunciation v., mixed or mixt, mix•ing, n. v.t. - to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
- to put together indiscriminately or confusedly (often fol. by up).
- to combine, unite, or join:to mix business and pleasure.
- to add as an element or ingredient:Mix some salt into the flour.
- to form or make by combining ingredients:to mix a cake; to mix mortar.
- Geneticsto crossbreed.
- Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures.]
- to combine, blend, edit, etc. (the various components of a soundtrack):to mix dialogue and sound effects.
- to complete the mixing process on (a film, soundtrack, etc.):an important movie that took months to mix.
- Sound Reproduction, Music and Danceto combine (two or more separate recordings or microphone signals) to make a single recording or composite signal.
v.i. - to become mixed:a paint that mixes easily with water.
- to associate or mingle, as in company:to mix with the other guests at a party.
- Geneticsto be crossbred, or of mixed breeding.
- Sport[Boxing.]to exchange blows vigorously and aggressively:The crowd jeered as the fighters clinched, refusing to mix.
- Sound Reproduction, Music and Dancemix down, to mix the tracks of an existing recording to make a new recording with fewer tracks:the four-track tape was mixed down to stereo.
- Slang Termsmix it up:
- to engage in a quarrel.
- to fight with the fists. Also, mix it.
- mix up:
- to confuse completely, esp. to mistake one person or thing for another:The teacher was always mixing up the twins.
- to involve or entangle.
n. - an act or instance of mixing.
- the result of mixing;
mixture:cement mix; an odd mix of gaiety and sadness. - Fooda commercially prepared blend of ingredients to which usually only a liquid must be added to make up the total of ingredients necessary or obtain the desired consistency:a cake mix; muffin mix.
- Winemixer (def. 4).
- the proportion of ingredients in a mixture;
formula:a mix of two to one. - Informal Termsa mess or muddle;
mix-up. - Music, Music and Dance, Sound Reproductionan electronic blending of tracks or sounds made to produce a recording.
- back formation from mixt mixed 1470–80
mix′a•bil′i•ty, mix′a•ble•ness, n.
- 1, 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged commingle, jumble, unite, amalgamate, fuse. Mix, blend, combine, mingle concern the bringing of two or more things into more or less intimate association. Mix is the general word for such association:to mix fruit juices.Blend implies such a harmonious joining of two or more types of colors, feelings, etc., that the new product formed displays some of the qualities of each:to blend fragrances or whiskeys.Combine implies such a close or intimate union that distinction between the parts is lost:to combine forces.Mingle usually suggests retained identity of the parts:to mingle voices.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged coalesce.
- 17.See corresponding entry in Unabridged concoction; formula.
Mix (miks),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Thomas Edwin (Tom), 1880–1940, U.S. film actor in westerns.
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