Meanings
verbpump-prime (third-person singular simple present pump-primes, present participle pump-priming, simple past and past participle pump-primed)
present singular third person pump-primes · participle present pump-priming · participle past pump-primed · past pump-primed
- Synonym of prime the pump (figurative senses)
Synonyms: prime the pump
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of prime the pump (figurative senses)
Similar
Cite this entry
APA
pump-prime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pump-prime
MLA
“pump-prime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pump-prime. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pump-prime,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pump-prime.
Source: pump-prime on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.