prime

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/pɹaɪ̯m/]

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1. prime (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To fill or prepare the chamber of a mechanism for its main work.

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

2. prime (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To apply a coat of primer paint to.

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

3. prime (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To be renewed.

Example: Nights baſhfull Empreſſe, though ſhe often wayne, / As oft repents her darkneſſe ; primes againe ; / And with her circling Hornes does re-embrace / Her brothers wealth, and orbs her ſilver face.

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