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Mmm...........I see what you mean, but it's rather loose ("not fixed" then!)

I put the letter in the post?
I put the tablecloth on the table?

It won't work as a synonym in every sentence obviously.

In fact you're right,my example was a bad one.

Put

Synonyms

cause (someone or something) to be subject to something.
"commentators put some of the blame on Congress"
synonyms: lay, pin, place, impose, fix; More
assign a particular value, figure, or limit to.
estimate something to be (a particular amount).
synonyms: estimate, calculate, reckon, gauge, assess, evaluate, value, judge, measure, compute, establish, fix, set, guess; informalguesstimate
"legal experts put the cost of bringing the case to court at more than £8,000"

Agreed, but I don't think that, on the whole, "put" implies "fixed".

Fair enough.

Hi chrise and mamya, hopefully below is a link to Merriam Webster; adjective option gives fixed.

http://i.word.com/idictionary/put

Ta, I was happy with it.

being in place : fixed, set

OK then!

According to Chambers, 'put' =affix
I've just checked...altho this morning I 'd put it in as my answer quire happily!