Definition of prim Prim
/pɹɪˈm/ - [prim] - prim
We found 13 definitions of prim from 5 different sources.
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| prim - dress primly | ||
| prim up, prim out | ||
| apparel, raiment, garment, garb, enclothe, tog, fit out, habilitate, clothe, dress qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university" | ||
| prim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" | ||
| compress, constrict, compact, contract, squeeze, press squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" | ||
| prim - assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim" | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prim (n.)
The privet. - prim (a.)
Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person. - prim (v. t.)
To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. - prim (v. i.)
To dress or act smartly.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prim
prim, adj. exact and precise in manner: affectedly nice.—v.t. to deck with great nicety: to form with affected preciseness:—pr.p. prim′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. primmed.—adv. Prim′ly.—n. Prim′ness. [O. Fr. prim, fem. prime—L. primus, prima, first.]
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🔤- prim, verb, present, 1st person singular of prim (infinitive).
- prim, verb (infinitive).
- prim, adjective.
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