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spring  vb , springs, springing, sprang, sprung, sprung 
1 to move or cause to move suddenly upwards or forwards in a single motion 
2 to release or be released from a forced position by elastic force 
the bolt sprang back  
3 to leap or jump over 
4 to come, issue, or arise suddenly 
5 (of a part of a mechanism, etc.) to jump out of place 
6 to make (wood, etc.) warped or split or (of wood, etc.) to become warped or split 
7 to happen or cause to happen unexpectedly 
to spring a surprise  
8 to develop or originate 
the idea sprang from a chance meeting  
9 to be descended 
he sprang from peasant stock  
10 to come into being or appear suddenly 
factories springing up  
11 (of a gun dog) to rouse (game) from cover 
12 (of game or quarry) to start or rise suddenly from cover 
13 to appear to have a strong upward movement 
the beam springs away from the pillar  
14 to explode (a mine) or (of a mine) to explode 
15 to provide with a spring or springs 
16 Informal to arrange the escape of (someone) from prison 
17 Archaic or poetic (of daylight or dawn) to begin to appear  n 
18 the act or an instance of springing 
19 a leap, jump, or bound 
20 
a the quality of resilience; elasticity 
b (as modifier) 
spring steel  
21 the act or an instance of moving rapidly back from a position of tension 
22 
a a natural outflow of ground water, as forming the source of a stream 
b (as modifier) 
spring water  
23 
a a device, such as a coil or strip of steel, that stores potential energy when it is compressed, stretched, or bent and releases it when the restraining force is removed 
b (as modifier) 
a spring mattress  
24 a structural defect such as a warp or bend 
25 
a the season of the year between winter and summer, astronomically from the March equinox to the June solstice in the N hemisphere and from the September equinox to the December solstice in the S hemisphere 
b (as modifier) 
spring showers   Related adj  →  vernal 
26 the earliest or freshest time of something 
27 a source or origin 
28 one of a set of strips of rubber, steel, etc., running down the inside of the handle of a cricket bat, hockey stick, etc. 
29  (Also called)  spring line  (Nautical) a mooring line, usually one of a pair that cross amidships 
30 a flock of teal 
31  (Architect) another name for  →  springing  (Old English springan; related to Old Norse springa, Old High German springan, Sanskrit sprhayati he desires, Old Slavonic pragu grasshopper) 
♦  springless  adj 
♦  springlike  adj