"fixing" meaning in All languages combined

See fixing on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪksɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-fixing.ogg [Australia] Forms: fixings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪksɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} fixing (plural fixings)
  1. The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
    Sense id: en-fixing-en-noun-407JKPGy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 1 32 23
  2. (UK, usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc) Tags: UK, plural-normally
    Sense id: en-fixing-en-noun-Be2xgSVb Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 1 32 23
  3. See fixings.
    Sense id: en-fixing-en-noun-ajKilQeP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fina [modal, verb], finna [modal, verb] Derived forms: match fixing, nitrogen-fixing, price fixing

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪksɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-fixing.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɪksɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fixing
  1. present participle and gerund of fix Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fix
    Sense id: en-fixing-en-verb-97W6YOBQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 1 32 23
  2. (Southern US, slang, with infinitive) Going; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to. Tags: Southern-US, slang, with-infinitive Synonyms (going): about, fitting
    Sense id: en-fixing-en-verb-jOHqG7jk Categories (other): Southern US English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 1 32 23 Disambiguation of 'going': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fina [modal, verb], finna [modal, verb], fixin' Related terms: going to

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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