spring

spring: spring ► VERB (past sprang or chiefly N. Amer. sprung; past part. sprung) 1) move suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards. 2) move suddenly by or as if by the action of a spring. 3) operate by or as if means of a spring mechanism: spring a trap. 4) (spring from) originate or appear from. 5) (spring up) suddenly develop or appear. 6) (sprung) (of a vehicle or item of furniture) provided with springs. 7) (spring on) present (something) suddenly or unexpectedly to. 8) informal bring about the escape or release of (a prisoner). 9) cause (a game bird) to rise from cover.

► NOUN 1) the season after winter and before summer. 2) an elastic device, typically a spiral metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released. 3) a sudden jump upwards or forwards. 4) a place where water wells up from an underground source. 5) elastic quality.

● spring a leak — Cf. ↑spring a leak

DERIVATIVES springless adjective springlike adjective.

ORIGIN Old English.

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Synonyms:

Leap, bound, jump, vault, hop, Leap, bound, jump, vault, saltation, hop / Rise, start, come forth, Elasticity, resiliency, springiness, elastic force / Arise, proceed, issue, put forth, shoot forth make its appearance, emerge, Fountain, well, fountain-head, fount, head / Originate, emanate, flow, take its source have its origin, issue, arise, Source, original, origin, principle, cause / Rebound, fly back, recoil, Vernal season, spring-tide, spring-time / Warp, bend, become warped / Grow, thrive, wax / Issue with speed, move with activity

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Spring — Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spring — may refer to: * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical part * Spring (hydrosphere), a natural source of waterArt* Spring (painting), an oil by Lawrence Alma Tadema * Spring , a painting by Christopher… … Wikipedia
Spring — (spr[i^]ng), v. t. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; as, to spring a surprise on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spring — steht für: einen Bestandteil zahlreicher Ortsnamen in englischsprachigen Ländern, siehe Springfield (Ortsname), Spring Valley, Spring Hill oder Blue Spring eine Festmacherleine und die Springflut in der Seemannssprache Spring (Engine), ein Open… … Deutsch Wikipedia
spring — [spriŋ] vi. sprang or sprung, sprung, springing [ME springen < OE springan, akin to Du & Ger springen < IE * sprenĝh , to move quickly (< base * sper , to jerk) > Sans spṛhayati, (he) strives for] 1. to move suddenly and rapidly;… … English World dictionary
Șpring — Gespreng Spring Hilfe zu Wappen … Deutsch Wikipedia
SPRING — directs here, for other uses of the word, see Spring SPRING is 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 … Wikipedia
Spring — (spr[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. {Sprang} (spr[a^]ng) or {Sprung} (spr[u^]ng); p. p. {Sprung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Springing}.] [AS. springan; akin to D. & G. springen, OS. & OHG. springan, Icel. & Sw. springa, Dan. springe; cf. Gr. spe rchesqai to hasten.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spring — puede referirse a: Abreviatura científica del botánico Antoine Frédéric Spring 1814 1872. Spring Framework, un framework para desarrollo de aplicaciones Java. Spring, una banda británica de rock progresivo de los años 1970. Spring, único álbum de … Wikipedia Español
şpring — ŞPRING, şpringuri, s.n. (mar.) Parâmă folosită pentru a ancora o navă (1). – var. (după alte surse) spring. – Din engl. spring. Trimis de cata, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 şpring s. n., pl. şprínguri Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa … Dicționar Român

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