What is the meaning of the word "prime"?

Definitions:

  1. being at the best stage of development copy to clipboard adjective
    • our manhood's prime vigor Robert Browning copy to clipboard
  2. cover with a primer copy to clipboard verb
    • apply a primer to copy to clipboard
  3. fill with priming liquid copy to clipboard verb
    • prime a car engine copy to clipboard
  4. insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing copy to clipboard verb
    • prime a cannon copy to clipboard
  5. of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers copy to clipboard adjective
    • prime number copy to clipboard

Synonyms:

NearBy Words: