[The speech] was, in fact, a kind of strenuously suggestive pump priming, and before long a rising roar of chants started to pulse from rally to rally (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pump-priming — pump prim·ing or pump priming (pŭmpʹprī mĭng) n. Government action taken to stimulate the economy, as spending money in the commercial sector, cutting taxes, or reducing interest rates. * * * … Universalium
pump priming — pump′ prim ing n. bus gov the spending of government funds in commercial enterprises as a means of stimulating the economy • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
pump priming — noun 1. spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy • Syn: ↑deficit spending, ↑compensatory spending • Hypernyms: ↑spending, ↑disbursement, ↑disbursal, ↑outlay 2 … Useful english dictionary
prime — [[t]praɪm[/t]] adj. n. v. primed, prim•ing 1) of the first importance: a prime requisite[/ex] 2) of the greatest relevance or significance: a prime example[/ex] 3) of the highest eminence or rank: a prime authority on Chaucer[/ex] 4) of the… … From formal English to slang
prime´ness — prime1 «prym», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. first in rank or importance; chief: »His prime object was to get enough to eat. The community s prime need is a new school. SYNONYM(S): principal. 2. Figurative. first in time or order; primary;… … Useful english dictionary
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
