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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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