fixing

Noun fixing has 4 senses

• fixing(n = noun.act) fix, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation - the act of putting something in working order again;
is a kind of improvement
has particulars: darning, patching, care, maintenance, upkeep, band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky, restoration, reconstruction, restitution
Derived form verb fix₁

• fixing(n = noun.artifact) fastener, fastening, holdfast - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place;
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
is a kind of constraint, restraint

• 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
has particulars: castration, emasculation, spaying
Derived form verb fix₉

• 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;
is a part of plastination
is a kind of preservation
Derived form verb fix₇