prep

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the actions involved in preparing something, especially food, or the time taken to prepare it:

One sink is for general food prep, and the other is for washing-up.

Prep: 10 mins; cook: 15 mins.

the actions involved in preparing yourself or someone else to do something:

After all the prep, all the time deciding which dress to wear, and all the energy devoted to attending the party, she stayed for just 15 minutes.

a race in which a horse competes before a more important race, as part of its preparation:

Although a prep, the race draws serious racehorses.

He won his prep race in record time.

school work that students, especially students at private schools, do at home or not during school time:

Do you have much prep tonight?

abbreviation for

to prepare yourself or someone else to do something:

prep for She said she was prepping for her new movie.

be prepped for Are your staff fully prepped for managing the new system?

to prepare something:

Prepping your vegetables for a whole week in advance is a great way to save time and energy in the kitchen.

to prepare someone for a medical operation:

Recently, doctors in the UK found 27 contact lenses in a patient's eye while she was being prepped.

abbreviation for pre-exposure prophylaxis: the use of drug treatments to prevent a disease, especially HIV/AIDS, in people who do not have the disease

to prepare:

The president’s advisers are busy prepping him for the debate.

medical To prep is also to get a person in a hospital ready for an operation.