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Priming

/ˈpɹaɪmɪŋ/

To prepare a mechanism for its main work.

📖 Definitions of "Priming"

verb

1
To prepare a mechanism for its main work.
"You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump."
2
To apply a coat of primer paint to.
"I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat."
3
To be renewed.
4
To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.

noun

1
The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
2
A substance used as a primer.
3
The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
4
The first coating of colour, size, etc. laid on canvas, or on a building or other surface.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
priggish	Like a prig.
prudish	Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
puritanicalnoun	Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).
square-toed	(dated, derogatory or humorous) stuffy; precise
daintynoun	Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
mincingnoun	Affectedly dainty.
straightlaced	Alternative form of straight-laced. [Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.]
niminy-piminynoun	overtly or excessively prim
tight-laced	Synonym of strait-laced.
straitlaced	Alternative spelling of straight-laced. [Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.]
refinednoun	(of processes) Developed, improved.
propernoun	Suitable.
tweenoun	(UK, Ireland, derogatory) Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
victoriannoun	Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.
prissynoun	Prim and fussy; too precise; overparticular.
prim outverb	dress primly
prim upverb	dress primly
initiationnoun	The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
finishingnoun	The act of completing something.
pumpnoun	A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.