17. spring Slang. to secure the release of from confinement.
18. spring Informal. to pay for; treat someone to.
19. (n.)spring an act of springing; a sudden leap or bound.
20. spring an elastic quality: a spring in his walk.
21. spring a structural defect caused by a warp or crack.
22. spring an issue of water from the ground.
23. spring the place of such an issue: mineral springs.
24. spring a source; fountainhead: a spring of inspiration.
25. spring an elastic contrivance or body, as a strip or wire of steel coiled spirally, that recovers its shape after being compressed, bent, or stretched.
26. spring the season between winter and summer, marked by the budding and growth of plants and the onset of warmer weather: in the Northern Hemisphere from the March equinox to the June solstice; in the Southern Hemisphere from the Septemberequinox to the Decembersolstice.
27. spring the first stage and freshest period: the spring of life.
28. spring the point at which an arch or dome rises from its support.
29. spring the rise or the angle of the rise of an arch.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE springan, c. OFris springa, OS, OHG
Definition of 'SPRING'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)spring, springtime the season of growth "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"
2. (noun)spring a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed "the spring was broken"
3. (noun)spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring a natural flow of groundwater
4. (noun)spring a point at which water issues forth
5. (noun)give, spring, springiness the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
6. (verb)leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
7. (verb)jump, leap, bound, spring move forward by leaps and bounds "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
8. (verb)form, take form, take shape, spring develop into a distinctive entity "our plans began to take shape"
9. (verb)bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet spring back; spring away from an impact "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
10. (verb)spring develop suddenly "The tire sprang a leak"
11. (verb)spring produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"
1. (noun)spring the season after winter when plants begin to grow again We went to France last spring.; when it warms up in spring
2. spring a piece of stiff, coiled wire mattress springs; tiny springs that make the watch work
3. spring a source of water underground The lake is fed by springs.
4. (verb)spring to jump, move, or bounce quickly The rabbit sprang into the bushes.; She sprang to her feet to greet us.; A branch sprang back and hit me in the face.
5. spring to happen or appear suddenly Tiny green blades of grass sprang out of the ground.; the new tourist industry springing up in the region
6. spring to do quickly or with energy Her husband sprang to her defense.; Tears sprang to my eyes.
Definition of 'SPRING'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)SPRING to leap; to bound; to jump
2. (verb)SPRING to issue with speed and violence; to move with activity; to dart; to shoot
3. (verb)SPRING to start or rise suddenly, as from a covert
4. (verb)SPRING to fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power
5. (verb)SPRING to bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank, sometimes springs in seasoning
6. (verb)SPRING to shoot up, out, or forth; to come to the light; to begin to appear; to emerge; as a plant from its seed, as streams from their source, and the like; -often followed by up, forth, or out
7. (verb)SPRING to issue or proceed, as from a parent or ancestor; to result, as from a cause, motive, reason, or principle
8. (verb)SPRING to grow; to prosper
9. (verb)SPRING to cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert; as, to spring a pheasant
10. (verb)SPRING to produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
11. (verb)SPRING to cause to explode; as, to spring a mine
12. (verb)SPRING to crack or split; to bend or strain so as to weaken; as, to spring a mast or a yard
13. (verb)SPRING to cause to close suddenly, as the parts of a trap operated by a spring; as, to spring a trap
14. (verb)SPRING to bend by force, as something stiff or strong; to force or put by bending, as a beam into its sockets, and allowing it to straighten when in place; -- often with in, out, etc.; as, to spring in a slat or a bar
15. (verb)SPRING to pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence
19. (verb)SPRING an elastic body of any kind, as steel, India rubber, tough wood, or compressed air, used for various mechanical purposes, as receiving and imparting power, diminishing concussion, regulating motion, measuring weight or other force
20. (verb)SPRING any source of supply; especially, the source from which a stream proceeds; as issue of water from the earth; a natural fountain
21. (verb)SPRING any active power; that by which action, or motion, is produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive
22. (verb)SPRING that which springs, or is originated, from a source;
25. (verb)SPRING a shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of trees; woodland
26. (verb)SPRING that which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively tune
27. (verb)SPRING the season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and grow; the vernal season, usually comprehending the months of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of the equator
30. (verb)SPRING a line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored
Definitions of SPRING 
Afrikaans: spring
Arabic: يَقْفِز
Bulgarian: скачам
Brazilian: saltar
Czech: skočit
German: springen
Danish: springe; hoppe
Greek: πηδώ, (ξε)πετάγομαι, τινά
Estonian: hüppama
Farsi: پريدن
Finnish: hypätä
French: sauter, bondir
Hebrew: לִקפוֹץ
Hindi: उछलना
Croatian: skočiti
Hungarian: ugrik
Indonesian: melompat
Icelandic: stökkva
Italian: saltare, balzare
Japanese: 跳ぶ
Korean: 껑충 뛰다
Lithuanian: šok(inė)ti
Latvian: lēkt
Malay: melompat
Dutch: springen
Norwegian: hoppe, springe
Polish: skoczyć
Portuguese: saltar
Romanian: a sări, a sălta
Russian: прыгать
Slovak: skočiť
Slovenian: skočiti
Serbian: skočiti
Swedish: hoppa
Thai: กระโดดขึ้น
Turkish: atlamak, sıçramak
Taiwanese: 跳躍
Ukrainian: стрибати, підскакувати
Urdu: اپنی جگہ سے اچھلنا
Vietnamese: nhảy
Chinese: 跳，跳跃
