prime² /prīm/

1. To charge, fill
2. To supply (a gun, firearm, bomb, etc) with powder or other means of igniting the charge
3. To lay a train of powder to
4. To bring into activity or working order by a preliminary charge (eg people by giving them liquor, a pump by pouring in water, an internal-combustion engine by injecting gas or oil)
5. To coach or cram beforehand with information or instructions
6. To apply a primer to, preparatory to painting
7. To make up with cosmetics (obsolete)

1. To prime a gun
2. (of a boiler) to send water with the steam into the cylinder
3. (of the tides) to recur at progressively shorter intervals

prīˈmer noun

1. Someone or something that primes
2. A priming-wire
3. A detonator
4. A preparatory first coat of paint, etc
5. The particular type of paint used for this

prīˈming noun

1. The progressive shortening of the interval between tides as spring tide approaches
2. A detonating charge that fires a propellant charge
3. A tube for priming an internal-combustion engine
4. A priming-wire
5. A preparatory coat of paint

prīˈming-iron or prīˈming-wire noun

A wire passed through the touch hole of a cannon to clear it and pierce the cartridge

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