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PRIMING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of making something ready
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("priming" is a kind of...):
preparation; readying (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Synonyms:
flat coat; ground; primer; primer coat; priming; priming coat; undercoat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("priming" is a kind of...):
coat of paint (a layer of paint covering something else)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "priming"):
couch (a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
Synonyms:
fuse; fusee; fuze; fuzee; primer; priming
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("priming" is a kind of...):
igniter; ignitor; light; lighter (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "priming"):
detonating fuse (a fuse containing an explosive)
safety fuse (a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance)
time-fuse (a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb prime
Context examples:
I began to see we should have a brush for it in earnest and looked to my priming.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
He looked to the priming of his gun.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Now that I had a moment to myself, I lost no time in changing the priming of my pistol, and then, having one ready for service, and to make assurance doubly sure, I proceeded to draw the load of the other and recharge it afresh from the beginning.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
