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English Dictionary: priming	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
priming n the act of making something ready any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Synonym(s): fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface Synonym(s): flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Priming \Prim"ing\, n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm. 2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like, laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface. 3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder. {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}. {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible composition for firing cannon. {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water carried into the cylinder by priming. {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming.