- From Primea.
- To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge.
- To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.
- To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief.Colloq
- To trim or prune, as trees.Obs. or Prov. Eng
- MathTo mark with a prime mark.
