Fixing

n.	1.	The act or process of making fixed.
	2.	That which is fixed; a fixture.
	3.	Arrangements; embellishments; trimmings; accompaniments.

Noun	1.	fixing - the act of putting something in working order again Synonyms: repair, mend, mending, fix, reparation, fixture
	2.	fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place Synonyms: fastening, holdfast, fastener
	3.	fixing - the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering" Synonyms: altering, neutering
	4.	fixing - (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body Synonyms: fixation

bellyband, buckle, button, carabiner, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, constraint, corrugated fastener, cottar, cotter, cringle, dowel, dowel pin, eyelet, fastener, fastening, fillet, grommet, grummet, holdfast, hook and eye, joggle, karabiner, knot, lashing, link, linkup, lock, locker, loop, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, press stud, restraint, screw, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, snap, snap fastener, snap ring, stopping, tie, tie-in, toggle, toggle bolt, wiggle nail, zip, zip-fastener, zipper