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spring
(spr/I//N/ )

noun (n)

  • the season of growth(noun.time)
    Example:
    The emerging buds were a sure sign of spring.
    He will hold office until the spring of next year.
    Synonym:
    springtime
    source: wordnet30
  • a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The spring was broken.
    source: wordnet30
  • a natural flow of ground water(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    fountain, natural spring, outflow, outpouring
    source: wordnet30
  • a point at which water issues forth(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    give, springiness
    source: wordnet30
  • a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    bounce, bound, leap, leaping, saltation
    source: wordnet30
  • A leap; a bound; a jump.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • move forward by leaps and bounds(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    bound, jump, leap
    source: wordnet30
  • develop into a distinctive entity(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    form, take form, take shape
    source: wordnet30
  • spring back; spring away from an impact(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, take a hop
    source: wordnet30
  • develop suddenly(verb.body)
    source: wordnet30
  • produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • To leap; to bound; to jump.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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