fixing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of putting something in working order again
    repair; reparation; fix; mending; fixture; mend.
  2. noun restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
    fastening; fastener; holdfast.
  3. noun the sterilization of an animal
    altering; neutering.
    • they took him to the vet for neutering
  4. 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
    fixation.
  5. verb restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
    repair; touch on; doctor; fix; furbish up; restore; mend; bushel.
    • She repaired her TV set
    • Repair my shoes please
  6. verb cause to be firmly attached
    fasten; fix; secure.
    • fasten the lock onto the door
    • she fixed her gaze on the man
  7. verb decide upon or fix definitely
    set; fix; limit; determine; specify; define.
    • fix the variables
    • specify the parameters
  8. verb prepare for eating by applying heat
    cook; ready; fix; make; prepare.
    • Cook me dinner, please
    • can you make me an omelette?
    • fix breakfast for the guests, please
  9. verb take vengeance on or get even
    fix; get; pay back; pay off.
    • We'll get them!
    • That'll fix him good!
    • This time I got him
  10. verb set or place definitely
    fix.
    • Let's fix the date for the party!
  11. verb kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
    fix.
  12. verb make fixed, stable or stationary
    fix; fixate.
    • let's fix the picture to the frame
  13. verb make infertile
    sterilise; desex; desexualise; sterilize; unsex; desexualize; fix.
    • in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
  14. verb influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
    fix.
    • fix a race
  15. verb put (something somewhere) firmly
    posit; fix; situate; deposit.
    • She posited her hand on his shoulder
    • deposit the suitcase on the bench
    • fix your eyes on this spot
  16. verb make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
    set; prepare; fix; set up; gear up; ready.
    • Get the children ready for school!
    • prepare for war
    • I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill

WordNet


Fix"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act or process of making fixed.
  2. That which is fixed; a fixture.
  3. pl. Arrangements; embellishments; trimmings; accompaniments. Colloq. U.S.

Webster 1913