springless

springless
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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