1. fixing - noun
· the act of putting something in working order again
Synonym(s): repair, fix, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
Hypernym(s): improvement
2. fixing - noun
· restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Synonym(s): fastener, fastening, holdfast
Hypernym(s): restraint, constraint
3. fixing - noun
· the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering"
Synonym(s): neutering, altering
Hypernym(s): sterilization, sterilisation
4. fixing - noun
· (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
Synonym(s): fixation
Hypernym(s): preservation
5. fix - verb
· restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
Synonym(s): repair, mend, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on
Hypernym(s): better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
6. fix - verb
· cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
Hypernym(s): attach
7. fix - verb
· decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
Synonym(s): specify, set, determine, define, limit
Hypernym(s): choose, take, select, pick_out
8. fix - verb
· prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
Synonym(s): cook, ready, make, prepare
Hypernym(s): create_from_raw_material, create_from_raw_stuff
9. fix - verb
· take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
Synonym(s): pay_back, pay_off, get
Hypernym(s): get_even, get_back
10. fix - verb
· set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"
Hypernym(s): establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
11. fix - verb
· kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
Hypernym(s): fix, prepare, set_up, ready, gear_up, set
12. fix - verb
· make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"
Synonym(s): fixate
Hypernym(s): attach
13. fix - verb
· make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
Synonym(s): sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise
Hypernym(s): operate_on, operate
14. fix - verb
· influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race"
Hypernym(s): influence, act_upon, work
15. fix - verb
· put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
Synonym(s): situate, posit, deposit
Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay
16. fix - verb
· make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
Synonym(s): prepare, set_up, ready, gear_up, set
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
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