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fixing
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fixing has 4 senses
- fixing(n = noun.act) fix, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation - the act of putting something in working order again; Array is a kind of improvement
- fixing(n = noun.artifact) fastener, fastening, holdfast - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place; Array has particulars: bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cottar, cotter, cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie, tie-in, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt
- fixing(n = noun.act) altering, neutering - the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering" is a kind of sterilisation, sterilization
- fixing(n = noun.act) fixation - (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body; Array is a part of plastination
has particulars: darning, patching, care, maintenance, upkeep, band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky, restoration, reconstruction, restitution
Derived form verb fix1
is a kind of constraint, restraint
has particulars: castration, emasculation, spaying
Derived form verb fix9
is a kind of preservation
Derived form verb fix7
CIDE DICTIONARY
fixing, n.
- The act or process of making fixed. [1913 Webster]
- That which is fixed; a fixture. [1913 Webster]
- Arrangements; embellishments; trimmings; accompaniments. [1913 Webster]
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