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mix
1[ miks ]
verb (used with object)
- to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to put together indiscriminately or confusedly (often followed 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 mortar.
to mix a cake;
to mix mortar.
- to crossbreed.
- Movies.
- 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.
- to combine (two or more separate recordings or microphone signals) to make a single recording or composite signal.
verb (used without object)
- to become mixed:
a paint that mixes easily with water.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- to associate or mingle, as in company:
to mix with the other guests at a party.
- to be crossbred, or of mixed breeding.
- Boxing. to exchange blows vigorously and aggressively:
The crowd jeered as the fighters clinched, refusing to mix.
noun
- an act or instance of mixing.
- the result of mixing; mixture:
cement mix;
an odd mix of gaiety and sadness.
Synonyms: ,
- a 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: muffin mix.
a cake mix;
muffin mix.
- Music. music or songs selected and recorded as a mixtape: a mix of Christmas songs;
the ultimate one-hour workout mix;
a mix of Christmas songs;
a DJ mix.
- the proportion of ingredients in a mixture; formula:
a mix of two to one.
- Informal. a mess or muddle; mix-up.
- Music. an electronic blending of tracks or sounds made to produce a recording.
verb phrase
- to confuse completely, especially to mistake one person or thing for another:
The teacher was always mixing up the twins.
- to involve or entangle.
- to mix the tracks of an existing recording to make a new recording with fewer tracks:
The various instrumental and vocal tracks were mixed down to stereo in the studio.
Mix
2[ miks ]
noun
- Thomas Edwin Tom, 1880–1940, U.S. film actor in westerns.
mix
/ ɪ /
verb
- tr to combine or blend (ingredients, liquids, objects, etc) together into one mass
- intr to become or have the capacity to become combined, joined, etc
some chemicals do not mix
- tr to form (something) by combining two or more constituents
to mix cement
- tr; often foll by in or into to add as an additional part or element (to a mass or compound)
to mix flour into a batter
- tr to do at the same time; combine
to mix study and pleasure
- tr to consume (drinks or foods) in close succession
- to come or cause to come into association socially
Pauline has never mixed well
- introften foll bywith to go together; complement
- tr to crossbreed (differing strains of plants or breeds of livestock), esp more or less at random
- tr electronics to combine (two or more signals)
- music
- (in sound recording) to balance and adjust (the recorded tracks) on a multitrack tape machine
- (in live performance) to balance and adjust (the output levels from microphones and pick-ups)
- tr to merge (two lengths of film) so that the effect is imperceptible
- mix it informal.
- to cause mischief or trouble, often for a person named
she tried to mix it for John
- to fight
noun
- the act or an instance of mixing
- the result of mixing; mixture
- a mixture of ingredients, esp one commercially prepared for making a cake, bread, etc
- music the sound obtained by mixing
- building trades civil engineering the proportions of cement, sand, and aggregate in mortar, plaster, or concrete
- informal.a state of confusion, bewilderment
Derived Forms
- ˈ油, adjective
- ˌ油ˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- a· adjective
- a·i·ٲ a··ness noun
- v· verb
- ܲ· verb (used with object)
- un·a· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mix1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mix1
Idioms and Phrases
- mix it up, Slang. Also mix it.
- to engage in a quarrel.
- to fight with the fists.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Their lyrics, delivered in a rapid-fire mix of English and Irish, cover everything from drug-fuelled parties to their desire to free Northern Ireland from British rule.
However diversified and advanced Spain's energy mix is, the national power collapse at 12:35 on Monday required an enormous effort to get Spain back up and running.
While he was still a professional mixed martial artist, Young — who owns and teaches classes at Fight Academy Pasadena — organized a casual, potluck-style hangout for car-loving pals outside one of his matches.
Let's celebrate the teams trying to get it right - mixing structure with their own cultural identity - instead of dismissing them because they're not Guardiola's City.
"The North African community was quite mixed, and it was a trade route also for many people who were involved in trade in the earlier antiquity," she explained.
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