[{"word":"priming","phonetic":"/ˈpɹaɪmɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpɹaɪmɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To prepare a mechanism for its main work.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump."},{"definition":"To apply a coat of primer paint to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat."},{"definition":"To be renewed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a steam boiler) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The boys are primed for mischief."},{"definition":"To trim or prune.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to prime trees"},{"definition":"To mark with a prime mark.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["ground","undercoat"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A substance used as a primer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The first coating of colour, size, etc. laid on canvas, or on a building or other surface.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The carrying over of water, with the steam, from the boiler, as into the cylinder.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prime","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/priming"]}]