fixing vs lock

fixing and lock both are nouns.

fixing is not a verb while lock is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fixing	Yes	No	No	No
lock	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lock is a hyponym of fixing; that is, lock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fixing:

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
lock: a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

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

fixing (noun)	lock (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
the sterilization of an animal	a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body	a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
	a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
	a strand or cluster of hair

fixing (verb)	lock (verb)
	become rigid or immoveable
	fasten with a lock
	keep engaged
	place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
	become engaged or intermeshed with one another
	hold in a locking position
	build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
	hold fast (in a certain state)
	pass by means through a lock in a waterway

Difference between fixing and lock

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