1. (

• priming ,

) the act of making something ready ;

2. (

• fuse ,
• fuze ,
• fusee ,
• fuzee ,
• primer ,
• priming

) any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant ;

3. (

• flat_coat ,
• ground ,
• primer ,
• priming ,
• primer_coat ,
• priming_coat ,
• undercoat ,

) the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface ;