fixing

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/ˈfɪksɪŋ/

noun

The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.

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aboutfittingrepairfixfixturemendmendingreparation
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Meanings

nounfixing (plural fixings)

plural fixings · alternative fina · alternative finna

  1. The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
  2. UKplural normallySomething to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc.)
  3. See fixings.
verb

alternative fixin' · alternative fina · alternative finna

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fix
  2. Southern USslangwith infinitiveGoing; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.

    It's fixing to rain.

    Synonyms: about, fitting

Synonyms & antonyms

verbGoing; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.

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aboutfitting

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of putting something in working order again

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repairfixfixturemendmendingreparation
Broader
improvement

nounrestraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

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fastenerfasteningholdfast
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restraintconstraint

nounthe sterilization of an animal

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neuteringaltering
Broader
sterilizationsterilisation

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

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fixation
Broader
preservation
Also see
alteringfastenerfasteningfixfixationfixtureholdfastmendmendingneuteringrepairreparation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fixing

mixing
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APA

fixing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixing

MLA

“fixing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fixing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixing.

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