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Spring

sprɪŋ

Spring definitions
verb
sprang sprung spring springing springs
  1. move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards

    "I sprang out of bed"

    leap jump bound vault hop appear suddenly appear unexpectedly materialize
    • move rapidly or suddenly from a constrained position by or as if by the action of a spring

      "the drawer sprang open"

    • operate suddenly by means of a mechanism

      "the engine sprang into life"

    • cause (a game bird) to rise from cover
    • bring about the escape or release of (a prisoner)

      "the president sought to spring the hostages"

  2. originate or arise from

    "madness and creativity could spring from the same source"

    originate from have its origins in derive from arise from stem from emanate from proceed from start from issue from evolve from come from
    • appear suddenly or unexpectedly from

      "tears sprang from his eyes"

    • suddenly develop or appear

      "a terrible storm sprang up"

    • present or propose something suddenly or unexpectedly to (someone)

      "we decided to spring a surprise on them"

  3. (especially of wood) become warped or split
    • (of a boat) suffer splitting of (a mast or other part)
  4. pay for

    "don't spring for the album until you've heard it"

    • spend (money)

      "he might spring a few shillings more"

  5. come upon (an illicit activity or its perpetrator)

    "our science teacher sprung me acting the goat"

noun
spring springs
  1. the season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November

    "in spring the garden is a feast of blossom"

    springtime Eastertide
    • the period from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice
  2. an elastic device, typically a helical metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released, used chiefly to exert constant tension or absorb movement
    • the ability to spring back strongly; elasticity

      "the mattress has lost its spring"

  3. a sudden jump upwards or forwards

    "with a sudden spring, he leapt on to the table"

    leap jump bound vault hop
    • an escape or release from prison
  4. a place where water or oil wells up from an underground source, or the basin or flow formed in such a way

    "the well is fed by mountain springs"

    well head
    • the origin or a source of something

      "the springs of his own emotions"

  5. an upward curvature of a ship's deck planking from the horizontal
    • a split in a wooden plank or spar under strain
  6. a hawser laid out diagonally aft from a ship's bow or forward from a ship's stern and secured to a fixed point in order to prevent movement or assist manoeuvring
  7. a flock of teal

    "a spring of teal follows and we listen as they pass"