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Verb
/spriNG/,
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springing, present participle; springs, 3rd person singular present; sprung, past participle; sprang, past tense;
  1. Move or jump suddenly or rapidly upward or forward
    • - I sprang out of bed
    • - they sprang to her defense
  2. Move rapidly or suddenly from a constrained position by or as if by the action of a spring
    • - the drawer sprang open
  3. Operate or cause to operate by means of a mechanism
    • - he prepared to spring his trap
    • - the engine sprang into life
  4. Cause (a game bird) to rise from cover

  5. Bring about the escape or release of (a prisoner)
    • - the president sought to spring the hostages
  6. Originate or arise from
    • - madness and creativity could spring from the same source
  7. Appear suddenly or unexpectedly from
    • - tears sprang from his eyes
  8. Suddenly develop or appear
    • - a terrible storm sprang up
  9. Present or propose something suddenly or unexpectedly to (someone)
    • - we decided to spring a surprise on them
  10. Cushion or fit (a vehicle or item of furniture) with springs
    • - a fully sprung mattress
  11. (esp. of wood) Become warped or split

  12. (of a boat) Suffer splitting of (a mast or other part)

  13. Pay for, esp. as a treat for someone else
    • - he's never offered to spring for dinner
  14. Spend (money)
    • - he might spring a few pennies more
  1. (spring) jump: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
  2. (spring) the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"
  3. (spring) a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
  4. (spring) form: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
  5. (spring) a natural flow of ground water
  6. bounce: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
  7. Sprang is an ancient method of constructing fabric that has a natural elasticity. Its appearance is similar to netting, but unlike netting sprang is constructed entirely from warp threads. ...
  8. Sprang is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Waalwijk, about 12 km north of Tilburg.
  9. Şpring (Gespreng) is a commune located in Alba County, Romania.
  10. (Spring!) Spring! is a brand of water produced by CCDA Waters, a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company.
  11. SPRING is a freeware GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. ...
  12. (Spring (American band)) Spring were a 1970s pop music duo (known outside the United States as American Spring), made up of sisters Diane Rovell and Marilyn Wilson, who had earlier been members of girl group The Honeys.
  13. Simple past of spring
  14. (spring) Traditionally the first of the four seasons of the year in temperate regions, in which plants spring from the ground and trees come into blossom, following winter and preceding summer; Meteorologically, the months of March, April and May in the northern hemisphere (or September, ...
  15. (spring) To begin, as in "to spring a leak."
  16. (Spring) A situation that occurs when prices break below the support line, but soon reverse course and move back above support. Prices are said to “spring” back from their support break and indicate that the bulls are still alive. ...
  17. (spring) a concentrated discharge of groundwater flowing out at the surface.
  18. spring hinges use a spring tension to press the temples of the frame closer to the sides of your head.
  19. (Spring) is the point of natural groundwater discharge to a soil surface, river, or lake.
  20. (spring) An elastic device used to dampen and apply force, control motion and vibration, and store energy.
  21. (spring) Noun.  A place where water comes up out of the ground.
  22. (Spring) The point at which an arch rises from its support.
  23. (Spring) A coil of wire compressed between two pieces to create a tight fit.
  24. (Spring) Coil springs are located at each corner of the chassis. The springs determine how much weight is transferred to each corner of the car. The springs are mounted in such a way that they can be adjusted up or down to change ride heights. ...
  25. (Spring) the emergence of water from the ground, usually leading to the formation of a channel flow.