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Noun
spring - a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
elastic device any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched
bedspring (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed
coil spring, volute spring a spring in the shape of a coil
leaf spring long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together
mainspring the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
spring - a natural flow of ground water
fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
geological formation, formation (geology) the geological features of the earth
fountain of youth a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again; "Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth"
geyser a spring that discharges hot water and steam
spring - the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"
springtime
time of year, season one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
spring - a point at which water issues forth
spring - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
leap, leaping, saltation, bound, bounce
jumping, jump the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
capriole, caper (dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump
spring - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
give, springiness
elasticity, snap the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap"

Verb
spring - develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
acquire, produce, grow, develop, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
spring - produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"
divulge, let on, unwrap, disclose, reveal, let out, give away, discover, expose, bring out, break make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
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?"
jump, leap, bound
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
jump out, leap out, stick out, stand out, jump jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone); "The attackers leapt out from the bushes"
bestride, climb on, hop on, jump on, mount up, get on, mount get up on the back of; "mount a horse"
pronk jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk"
ricochet, take a hop, rebound, bound, recoil, resile, spring, reverberate, bounce form the boundary of; be contiguous to
burst come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"
bounce hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
capriole perform a capriole, in ballet
galumph move around heavily and clumsily; "the giant tortoises galumphed around in their pen"
ski jump jump on skis
saltate leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion"
vault bound vigorously
leapfrog progress by large jumps instead of small increments
vault, overleap bound vigorously
curvet perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
hop-skip, hop, skip travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
caper jump about playfully
hop travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
spring - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
bounce, resile, take a hop, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
bound, leap, spring, jump form the boundary of; be contiguous to
kick back, recoil, kick spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
bound off, skip bound off one point after another
carom make a carom
spring - develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
form, take form, take shape
become enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
regenerate restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"
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Substantiv
spring - A leap; a bound; a jump.
spring - Traditionally the first of the four seasons of the year in temperate regions, in which plants spring from the ground and trees come into blossom, following winter and preceding summer.
spring - Meteorologically, the months of March, April and May in the northern hemisphere or September, October and November in the southern.
spring - spring Spring tide; a tide of greater-than-average range, that is, around the first or third quarter of a lunar month, or around the times of the new or full moon.
spring - A place where water emerges from the ground.
spring - The property of a body of springing to its original form after being compressed, stretched, etc.
spring - Elastic power or force.
spring - A mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force when it is bent, compressed or stretched.
spring - An erection of the penis.
spring - The source of an action or of a supply.
spring - Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive.
spring - That which springs, or is originated, from a source.
spring - A race; lineage.
spring - A youth; a springald.
spring - A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of trees; woodland.
spring - That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively tune.
spring - The time of growth and progress; early portion; first stage.
spring - A rope attaching the bow of a vessel to the stern-side of the jetty, or vice versa, to stop the vessel from surging.
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.
spring - A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely.

Verb
spring - To jump or leap.
spring - To produce or disclose unexpectedly, especially of surprises, traps, etc.
spring - To release or set free, especially from prison.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • spring
    A place where ground water flows naturally from a rock or the soil onto the land surface or into a body of surface water.
  • spring
    Traditionally the first of the four seasons, the season of growth with an ever increasing amount of daytime.
  • spring
    A mechanical device made of flexible material that exerts force when it is bent.
  • spring
    A place where water emerges from the ground.
  • spring
    To spring away from an impact.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) spring
  • Presens: spring / springs
  • Preteritum: sprang
  • Perfektum: (have) sprung

Substantiv

  • Entall: spring
  • Flertall: springs

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