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Type Words
Synonyms fastener, fastening, holdfast
Type of restraint, constraint
Has types catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, corrugated fastener, cottar, cotter, cringle, dowel, dowel pin, eyelet, fillet, grommet, grummet, zipper, bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, pin, press stud, screw, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, snap, snap fastener, snap ring, stopping, tie, tie-in, toggle, toggle bolt, wiggle nail, zip, zip fastener, hook and eye, joggle, karabiner, knot, lashing, link, linkup, lock, locker, loop, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener
Type Words
Synonyms fixation
Type of preservation
Derivation fix
Type Words
Synonyms fix, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation
Type of improvement
Has types patching, darning, band aid, maintenance, upkeep, quick fix, quickie, quicky, reconstruction, restitution, restoration, care
Derivation fix
Type Words
Synonyms altering, neutering
Type of sterilisation, sterilization
Has types spaying, castration, emasculation
Derivation fix

Examples of fixing

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With the sour economy, she adds, she is busier than ever fixing shoes and boots.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
Others have complained that the fixing of the game has destroyed people's plans.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Now Roto-Rooter is doing a lot more plumbing work, such as fixing leaky faucets.
From the businessweek.com
He borrowed $250,000 to buy the building and spent another $50,000 fixing it up.
From the businessweek.com
The film makes a persuasive case for how to fix the system, and it needs fixing.
From the us.cnn.com
Don't let anyone try to tell you that your loose door handles don't need fixing.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Mueller went about fixing the causes of those and other problems with intensity.
From the dailyherald.com
Looking for intermodal trailer mechanic, fixing lights, tires and brake systems.
From the jobview.monster.com
Repair crews were expected to start fixing the rupture after daybreak, she said.
From the dailynews.com
More examples
  • Repair: the act of putting something in working order again
  • Fastener: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  • Neutering: the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering"
  • Fixation: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
  • (fixings) ingredient: food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"
  • (fixings) the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity); "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it"
  • (Fix (beer)) FIX is a brand of Greek lager beer. The Fix brewery was founded in 1864 by Carl Johan Fuchs, whose modified name became the company brand. His father had come to Greece from Bavaria with King Otto.
  • (Fix (film)) Fix is a 2008 feature film directed by Tao Ruspoli starring Shawn Andrews, Olivia Wilde, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Tao Ruspoli, Dedee Pfeiffer and Andrew Fiscella.
  • (Fix (position)) In position fixing navigation, a position fix or simply a fix is a position derived from measuring external reference points.