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Meaning of fixing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fixing

Pronunciation:/ˈfɪksɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

  2. To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.

    Example: A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.

  3. To mend, to repair.

    Example: That heater will start a fire if you don't fix it.

  4. To prepare (food or drink).

    Example: She fixed dinner for the kids.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.

  2. (usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc)

  3. See fixings.