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 metalelastic 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 ground water
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 originallength
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"
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
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
19. (verb)spring an elasticbody 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, measuringweight or other force
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
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