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primed


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Prime  \Prime\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Primed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Priming}.]  [From  {Prime},  a.] 
  1.  To  apply  priming  to  as  a  musket  or  a  cannon;  to  apply  a 
  primer  to  as  a  metallic  cartridge. 
 
  2.  To  lay  the  first  color,  coating,  or  preparation  upon  (a 
  surface),  as  in  painting;  as  to  prime  a  canvas,  a  wall. 
 
  3.  To  prepare;  to  make  ready;  to  instruct  beforehand;  to 
  post  to  coach;  as  to  prime  a  witness;  the  boys  are 
  primed  for  mischief.  [Colloq.]  --Thackeray. 
 
  4.  To  trim  or  prune,  as  trees.  [Obs.  or  Prov.  Eng.] 
 
  5.  (Math.)  To  mark  with  a  prime  mark. 
 
  {To  prime  a  pump},  to  charge  a  pump  with  water,  in  order  to 
  put  it  in  working  condition. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  primed 
  adj  :  (usually  followed  by  `to'  or  `for')  on  the  point  of  or 
  strongly  disposed;  "she  was  fit  to  scream";  "primed  for 
  a  fight";  "we  are  set  to  go  at  any  time"  [syn:  {fit(p)}, 
  {primed(p)},  {set(p)}] 




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