See Also: ready(2)(dictionary)
Ready(medicine)
Job Ready(money)
Ready Willing, and Able(money)
ready(1)(dictionary)
ready-to-(dictionary)
ready 3, noun(dictionary)
ready 4, adverb(dictionary)
ready meal(dictionary)
Ready Up - Poker(gambling)

ready(2) (iou)



ready verb. ME.
[from READY adjective.]
verb trans. Make ready, prepare; put in order. Now chiefly N. Amer. (freq. foll. by up). ME.
b. spec. Make (food) ready for eating; cook. Scot. & dial. E18.
verb trans. Direct, guide; instruct. ME-E17.
verb trans.
a. Prevent (a racehorse) from winning, in order to secure a handicap in another race. slang. L19.
b. Foll. by up: prepare or manipulate in an improper way. Austral. slang. L19.
verb intrans. Make oneself ready. US. M20.
J. Clavell Blackthorne readied to parry the..blow.
Comb.: ready-up Austral. slang a conspiracy, a swindle; a case of fraudulent manipulation; a fake.