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Fixing

/ˈfɪksɪŋ/

To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

📖 Definitions of "Fixing"

verb
  1. 1

    To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

  2. 2

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

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

  3. 3

    To mend, to repair.

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

  4. 4

    To prepare (food or drink).

    "She fixed dinner for the kids."

noun
  1. 1

    The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    See fixings.

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