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Definition of 'fixing'

See also: fix 

Noun

  1. the act of putting something in working order again
       Synonyms: repair fix fixture mend mending reparation
  2. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
       Synonyms: fastener fastening holdfast
  3. the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering"
       Synonyms: neutering altering
  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


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