fixing

noun

1. the act of putting something in working order again

   noun.act

   Synonyms fix fixture mend mending repair reparation

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

   noun.artifact

   Synonyms fastener fastening holdfast

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the sterilization of an animal

   noun.act

   Synonyms altering neutering

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.act

   Synonyms fixation

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. The act or process of making fixed.

   noun

   Source: webster1913