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READYING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
Example:
preparations for the ceremony had begun
Synonyms:
preparation; readying
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("readying" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "readying"):
fire control (preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target)
warm up (performing mild exercises to prepare for some more strenuous activity)
deployment (the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work)
groundwork (preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation)
makeready (final preparation and adjustments)
priming (the act of making something ready)
planning (an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action)
turnaround; turnround (act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip)
prolusion; tune-up; warm-up (exercising in preparation for strenuous activity)
Derivation:
ready (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb ready
