mix Definition

mix
verb mixes, mixed, mixing

1. To put (things, substances, etc) together or to combine them to form one mass.

Thesaurus: blend, fuse, merge, coalesce, unite, combine, amalgamate, incorporate, commingle, merge, synthesize; Antonym: separate.
Form: mix something with something else (especially)
Form: mix something and something else
Form: mix something and something else together
2. To prepare or make something by doing this.

Example: mix a cake
intr
3. To blend together to form one mass.

Example: Water and oil do not mix
intr
4a. Said of a person: to meet with people socially;

Thesaurus: associate, fraternize, mingle, hobnob, consort with, socialize.
intr
4b. Said of a person: to feel at ease in social situations.
5. To do something at the same time as something else; to combine.

Example: I'm mixing business with pleasure
6. To drink (different types of alcoholic drink) on one occasion

Example: it doesn't pay to mix your drinks!
7. technical
To adjust (separate sound elements, eg the sounds produced by individual musicians) electronically to create an overall balance or particular effect. See also remix.
tr & intr
8. Said of a DJ, etc: to sequence two records (the one playing and the one to follow it) together by matching the beats.

Example: mixes at the club right through the night

noun

1. A collection of people or things mixed together.

Thesaurus: alloy, blend, mixture, combination, composite, compound, fusion, synthesis, pastiche.
2. A collection of ingredients, especially dried ingredients, from which something is prepared.

Example: cake mix
3. technical
In music, broadcasting, cinema, etc: the combined sound or soundtrack, etc produced by mixing various recorded elements.

Derivative: mixable
adj

Idiom: be mixed up

colloq
To be upset or emotionally confused.

Idiom: be mixed up in something (be mixed up with something, be mixed up with someone)

colloq
To be involved in it or with them, especially when it is something illicit or suspect.

Idiom: mix it

(specially Brit)
slang
To cause trouble, argument, a fight, etc.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin miscere to mix.

Phrasal Verb: mix something or someone up

To confuse it or them for something else.
Example: I always mix him up with his brother
To upset or put into a state of confusion. See also mixed-up.
Example: The divorce really mixed me up