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 stafftrousers 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
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1combine or put together to form one substance or mass:peppercorns are sometimes mixed with other spicesthese 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
be (or get) mixed up in
be (or become) involved in (something regarded as dubious or dishonest):Steve was mixed up in an insurance swindle
be (or get) mixed up with
be (or become) associated with (someone unsuitable or unreliable):how did you get mixed up with that layabout?
mix and match
select and combine different but complementary items, such as clothing or pieces of equipment, to form a coordinated set:mix and match this season’s colours for a combination that says ‘winter’ [as modifier]:a mix-and-match menu
mix one's drinks
drink different kinds of alcohol in close succession:he’d been going from bar to bar, mixing his drinks
mix something up
1spoil the order or arrangement of a collection of things:disconnect all the cables, mix them up then try to reconnect them
2 (mix someone/thing up) confuse someone or something with another person or thing:I’d got her mixed up with her sister