fixing

Noun
  1. The act of putting something in working order again (synset 100267650)
    is a type of: improvement - the act of improving something
    subtypes:
    same as: fix, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation
  2. Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place (synset 103328648)
    is a type of: constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion
    subtypes:
    • bellyband - a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon
    • buckle - fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
    • button - a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
    • carabiner, karabiner, snap ring - an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes
    • catch - a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
    • clasp - a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
    • cleat - a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
    • clinch - the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
    • clip - any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
    • clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin - wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
    • corrugated fastener, wiggle nail - a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry
    • cottar, cotter - fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together
    • cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop - fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
    • dowel, dowel pin, joggle - a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
    • fillet, stopping - fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
    • hook and eye - a kind of fastener used on clothing
    • knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
    • lashing - rope that is used for fastening something to something else
    • link, linkup, tie, tie-in - a fastener that serves to join or connect
    • lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
    • locker - a fastener that locks or closes
    • nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
    • nut and bolt - a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt
    • paper fastener - a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place
    • pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
    • screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
    • seal - fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
    • seal, sealing wax - fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
    • slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper - a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
    • press stud, snap, snap fastener - a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
    • toggle - a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable)
    • toggle bolt - a fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls
    same as: fastener, fastening, holdfast
  3. The sterilization of an animal (synset 100693759)
    "they took him to the vet for neutering"
    is a type of: sterilisation, sterilization - the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
    subtypes:
    same as: altering, neutering
  4. (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body (synset 100277186)
    referred to in: histology - the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues
    is a type of: preservation - a process that saves organic substances from decay
    is a part of: plastination - a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened
    same as: fixation

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