To prepare; to make ready for action.
Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind.
Prepared for immediate action or use.
Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.
Inclined; apt to happen.
Liable at any moment.
ready money; cash
To prepare for an activity by carrying out a practice or preparation routine.
To reach, or cause to reach, a normal operating temperature (of a car for example).
To become warmer.
To heat or reheat (e.g. food).
To do gentle exercise, stretching etc., in order to prepare the body for more vigorous exercise.
To make (an audience) enthusiastic or animated before a show