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pump-primes

pump-primes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pump-prime.

Meaning of pump-prime

Verb

pump-prime (third-person singular simple present pump-primes, present participle pump-priming, simple past and past participle pump-primed)

  1. Synonym of prime the pump (figurative senses)
    Synonyms:
    prime the pump

Questions about pump-primes

What is pump-primes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pump-primes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pump-prime.

Words near pump-primes in the dictionary

  1. pump-faking
  2. pump-jet
  3. pump-jets
  4. pump-prime
  5. pump-primed
  6. pump-primes
  7. pump-priming
  8. pump-room
  9. pump-rooms
  10. pump-trolley
  11. pump-trolleys

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