noun
Meaning 1
The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fixing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfɪksɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪksɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: F IH1 K S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, plural-normally
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noun
Meaning 3
See fixings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of fix
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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verb
Meaning 5
Going; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southern-US, slang, with-infinitive
Examples
- It's fixing to rain.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
the act of putting something in working order again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: repair, fix, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: improvement
Narrower terms: darning, patching, care, maintenance, upkeep, band aid, quick fix, quickie, quicky, restoration, reconstruction, restitution
noun
Meaning 7
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fixation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: preservation
noun
Meaning 8
the sterilization of an animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they took him to the vet for neutering
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neutering, altering
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sterilization, sterilisation
Narrower terms: castration, emasculation, spaying
noun
Meaning 9
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fastener, fastening, holdfast
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: restraint, constraint
Narrower terms: bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothespin, clothes pin, clothes peg, corrugated fastener, 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, slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip fastener, snap, snap fastener, press stud, toggle, toggle bolt
History
Etymology
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Real reading context