fixing
     n 1: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: {repair},
           {fix}, {fixture}, {mend}, {mending}, {reparation}]
     2: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in
        place [syn: {fastener}, {fastening}, {holdfast}]
     3: the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet
        for neutering" [syn: {neutering}, {altering}]
     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 [syn: {fixation}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0