priming

verb

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.

noun

The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
A substance used as a primer.
The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
The first coating of colour, size, etc. laid on canvas, or on a building or other surface.
The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.

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