fixing

[Fix·ing]

The act of putting something in working order again

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The act or process of making fixed.

Noun
the act of putting something in working order again

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

Noun
the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering"

Noun
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place


p. pr. & vb. n.
of Fix

n.
The act or process of making fixed.

n.
That which is fixed; a fixture.

n.
Arrangements; embellishments; trimmings; accompaniments.


Fixing

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

The act or process of making fixed.

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Usage Examples

People are always angry at America. They're absolutely certain that America either caused their problems or is deliberately not fixing their problems. But the anger is always directed at America and never at Americans.

I'm someone who loves to enjoy life and tries to focus on real things and real friendships. That's why I live very simply. I'm a jeans and T-shirt kind of girl. I don't spend much time fixing myself up or trying to look cool. I live like a normal person and even though I'm in a very high-profile business, I really don't let it affect the way I live.

My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.

Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation - not cynicism and combat.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

We are spending most of our time in American health care fixing the mistakes that either we in the profession are causing or our patients are, without recognizing it, causing to themselves.

Fixing health care and fixing the economy are two sides of the same coin.

Class action lawsuits are an important part of our legal system. All citizens should have the right to band together and settle grievances with bigger companies, but that system is broken and it needs fixing.

In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits.

There is no man more dangerous, in a position of power, than he who refuses to accept as a working truth the idea that all a man does should make for rightness and soundness, that even the fixing of a tariff rate must be moral.

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