fixing

noun

1. the act of putting something in working order again

   Synonyms

   • repair, fix, fixture, mend, mending, reparation

   Less specific

   • improvement

   More specific

   • darning, patching, care, maintenance, upkeep, band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky, restoration, reconstruction, restitution

2. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

   Synonyms

   • fastener, fastening, holdfast

   Less specific

   • restraint, constraint

   More specific

   • bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothespin, clothes pin, clothes peg, corrugated fastener (more) , wiggle nail, cotter, cottar, cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet, 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, sealing wax, seal, slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip fastener, snap, snap fastener, press stud, toggle, toggle bolt

3. the sterilization of an animal; “they took him to the vet for neutering”

   Synonyms

   • neutering, altering

   Less specific

   • sterilization, sterilisation

   More specific

   • castration, emasculation, spaying

4. (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

   Synonyms

   • fixation

   Less specific

   • preservation

   Part of

   • plastination