Meanings
From an archaic sense of fix, "to fix in place, render unable to move", which survives in the word affix.
To cause injury, distress, or inconvenience to someone, especially as punishment or as a comeuppance.
From an archaic sense of fix, "to fix in place, render unable to move", which survives in the word affix.
To cause injury, distress, or inconvenience to someone, especially as punishment or as a comeuppance.