1. The act of putting something in working order again
   "The fixing of the old clock took several hours";
   - repair, fix, mend, mending, reparation [archaic]
    
2. Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
   "The carpenter used a fixing to secure the workpiece to the bench";
   - fastener, fastening, holdfast
    
3. (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
   "Proper fixing of the specimen is crucial for accurate microscopic analysis";
   - fixation

1. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
   "She fixed her laptop";
   - repair, mend, bushel [US], doctor [informal]
    
2. Cause to be firmly attached
   "she fixed her gaze on the man";
   - fasten, secure
    
3. Establish or state a specific value or set of values
   "fix the variables";
   - specify, set, determine, define, limit
    
4. Make fixed, stable or stationary
   "let's fix the picture to the frame";
   - fixate
    
5. Put (something somewhere) firmly
   "fix your eyes on this spot";
   - situate, posit, deposit
    
6. Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
   "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill";
   - prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
    
7. [informal] (of food) combine or process (e.g. heat) to make ready for eating
   "fix breakfast for the guests, please";
   - cook, ready, make, prepare
    
8. Set or place definitely
   "Let's fix the date for the party!"
    
9. (cytology) kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
   "The lab technician fixed the tissue samples in formalin"
    
10. Make infertile
    "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilities are fixed";
    - sterilize, sterilise [Brit], desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise [Brit]
     
11. [informal] Take vengeance on or get even
    "That'll fix him good!";
    - pay back, pay off, get
     
12. [informal] Influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
    "fix a race"
     
13. To be about to do something
    "I'm fixing to leave for work"

Derived forms: fixings

See also: make up

Type of: act upon, alter, ameliorate, amend, attach, better, change, choose, constitute, constraint, devise, establish, even up, found, get back, get even, get up, improve, improvement, influence, institute, lay, machinate, make from scratch, meliorate, mend, modify, operate, operate on, organise [Brit], organize, pick out, place, plant, pose, position, prepare, preservation, put, restraint, select, set, take, work

Part of: plastination

Encyclopedia: Fixing