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priming   (TTS Sound)

The noun priming has 3 senses

• priming -- (the act of making something ready)


• fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming -- (any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)


• flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat -- (the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface)

The verb prime has 3 senses

• prime -- (insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine")


• prime, ground, undercoat -- (cover with a primer; apply a primer to)


• prime -- (fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine")