priming
/ˈpraɪmɪŋ/
verb
- To prepare someone or something for a particular purpose or situation.
- The manager primed the team for the big presentation with a practice session.
- The teacher primed the students with key vocabulary before the reading assignment.
- They primed the pump by pouring water into it to get it started.
- To apply a first coat of paint or other substance to a surface.
- Make sure you prime the wood so the finish will be smooth.
- He primed the metal railing to prevent rust from showing through.
- We need to prime the walls before we paint them a new color.
- To make something ready to work or operate, especially by adding fuel or water.
- You have to prime the lawn mower before it will start on a cold morning.
- The mechanic primed the engine by pouring a little gas into the carburetor.
- She primed the water pump to get the water flowing again.
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noun
- The act of preparing someone or something for a particular purpose or situation.
- Good priming before a test can help you remember information more easily.
- The coach's pre-game speech was a form of priming to get the team focused.
- The teacher used priming activities to get students ready for the new lesson.
- A first coat of paint or other substance applied to a surface to prepare it for the final coat.
- You need to apply a layer of priming before you paint the wall.
- He spent the afternoon doing the priming on the fence.
- The priming on the wood helps the topcoat stick better and last longer.
- In psychology, the process by which exposure to one stimulus influences a response to a later stimulus.
- Priming can affect how quickly you recognize a word after seeing a related word.
- Priming in memory research shows that our brains make quick connections between ideas.
- The experiment studied priming by showing pictures of food before asking about hunger.
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