mix

verb

• 1combine or put together to form one substance or mass:peppercorns are sometimes mixed with other spices these two chemicals, when mixed together, literally explode
• [no object, often with negative] (of different substances) be able to be combined to form one substance or mass:oil and water don’t mix
• make or prepare by combining various ingredients:mixing concrete is hard physical work
• juxtapose or put together to form a whole whose constituent parts are still distinct:he continues to mix an off-hand sense of humour with a sharp insight

• 2 [no object] (of a person) associate with others socially:the people he mixed with were nothing to do with show business

• 3(especially in sound recording) combine (two or more signals or soundtracks) into one:up to eight tracks can be mixed simultaneously
• produce (a sound signal or recording) by combining a number of separate signals or recorded soundtracks:it was everyone’s dream to mix their album in their front room

• 4 (mix it) informal be belligerent physically or verbally: he can’t afford to mix it any more with a six-month suspended ban hanging over him

noun

• 1 [usually in singular] two or more different qualities, things, or people placed, combined, or considered together:the decor is a fascinating mix of antique and modern
• a group of people of different types within a particular society or community:the school has a good social mix
• the proportion of different people or other constituents that make up a mixture:arriving at the correct mix of full-time to part-time staff trousers made from a cotton and polyester mix

• 2 [often with modifier] a commercially prepared mixture of ingredients for making a particular type of food or a product such as concrete:cake mixes have made cooking easier

• 3 [often with modifier] a version of a recording in which the component tracks are mixed in a different way from the original:a dance mix version of ‘This Charming Man’
• an image or sound produced by the combination of two separate images or sounds: titling mixes are added when vision and sound are still on separate film