Logo
Search icon

primed

/pɹaɪmd/

verb

Meaning

  • To prepare a mechanism for its main work.

    "You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump."

  • To apply a coat of primer paint to.

    "I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat."

  • To be renewed.

  • To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.

  • (of a steam boiler) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.

  • To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).

  • To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach.

    "The boys are primed for mischief."

  • To trim or prune.

    "to prime trees"

  • To mark with a prime mark.

Synonyms

ground,
undercoat

adjective

Meaning

  • Prepared for use or action.