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Primed   /praɪmd/   Listen
Primed

adjective
1.
(usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed.  Synonyms: fit, set.  "Fit to drop" , "Laughing fit to burst" , "She was fit to scream" , "Primed for a fight" , "We are set to go at any time"


Prime

verb
(past & past part. primed; pres. part. priming)
1.
Insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing.  "Prime a mine"
2.
Cover with a primer; apply a primer to.  Synonyms: ground, undercoat.
3.
Fill with priming liquid.



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"Primed" Quotes from Famous Books



... piqued Steve's interest. There was something ludicrous in the former's voice as he sat and anathematized the food which the cook-boy brought to the table, even though he devoured hungrily all that his plate would hold. And because Joe was so obviously primed for a sensation that evening, out of sheer perversity Steve struggled to draw him into a discussion of a topic, which, just as obviously, had no ...
— Then I'll Come Back to You • Larry Evans
... Madame Picardet. Through her he induced several ladies of your circle to attend his seances. She and they spoke to you about him, and aroused your curiosity. You may bet your bottom dollar that when he came to this room he came ready primed and prepared with endless facts about both ...
— An African Millionaire - Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay • Grant Allen
... commonplace book for apposite anecdotes and jests, adding dates to those selected that they may not tell the same story again too soon, learning up a list of epigrams, stuck in a shaving-glass, when they are dressing for dinner, and then sallying forth primed to bursting with conversation! It is all very well to know beforehand the kind of line you would wish to take, but spontaneity is a necessary ingredient of talk, and to make up one's mind to get certain stories in, is to deprive talk of its fortuitous charm. When two ...
— From a College Window • Arthur Christopher Benson
... by saying nothing whatever about returning with his shield or on it. He had privately primed himself for a beautiful scene. He had prepared certain sentences which he thought could be used with touching effect. But her words destroyed his plans. She had doggedly peeled potatoes and addressed him as follows: "You watch out, Henry, an' take good ...
— The Red Badge of Courage - An Episode of the American Civil War • Stephen Crane
... the catch open, and within were two pistols cocked and primed, of which Eben and Tom took instant possession. Meanwhile, as may be imagined, my grandmother improved ...
— The Dew of Their Youth • S. R. Crockett


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