fixing vs zip fastener

zip fastener vs fixing

fixing and zip fastener both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fixing	Yes	No	No	No
zip fastener	Yes	No	No	No

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

fixing: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
zip fastener: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

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, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fixing (noun)	zip fastener (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
the sterilization of an animal
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

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