spring (spr ng)v. sprang (spr  ng) or sprung (spr ng), sprung, spring·ing, springs v.intr. 1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap. 2. To move suddenly on or as if on a spring: The door sprang shut. The emergency room team sprang into action. 3. To appear or come into being quickly: New businesses were springing up rapidly. See Synonyms at stem1. 4. To issue or emerge suddenly: A cry sprang from her lips. A thought springs to mind. 5. To extend or curve upward, as an arch. 6. To arise from a source; develop. 7. To become warped, split, or cracked. Used of wood. 8. To move out of place; come loose, as parts of a mechanism. 9. Slang To pay another's expenses: He offered to spring for the dinner. v.tr. 1. To cause to leap, dart, or come forth suddenly. 2. To jump over; vault. 3. To release from a checked or inoperative position; actuate: spring a trap. 4. a. To cause to warp, split, or crack, as a mast. b. To bend by force. 5. To present or disclose unexpectedly or suddenly: "He sprung on the world this novel approach to political journalism" (Curtis Wilkie). 6. Slang To cause to be released from prison or other confinement. n. 1. An elastic device, such as a coil of wire, that regains its original shape after being compressed or extended. 2. An actuating force or factor; a motive. 3. a. Elasticity; resilience. b. Energetic bounce: a spring to one's step. 4. The act or an instance of jumping or leaping. 5. A usually rapid return to normal shape after removal of stress; recoil. 6. A small stream of water flowing naturally from the earth. 7. A source, origin, or beginning. 8. a. The season of the year, occurring between winter and summer, during which the weather becomes warmer and plants revive, extending in the Northern Hemisphere from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice and popularly considered to comprise March, April, and May. b. A time of growth and renewal. 9. A warping, bending, or cracking, as that caused by excessive force. 10. Architecture The point at which an arch or vault rises from its support. adj. 1. Of or acting like a spring; resilient. 2. Having or supported by springs: a spring mattress. 3. a. Of, relating to, occurring in, or appropriate to the season of spring: spring showers; spring planting. b. Grown during the season of spring: spring crops. [Middle English springen, from Old English springan. N., Middle English springe, from Old English spring, wellspring.] |
spring
Verb
[springing, sprang] or sprung;sprung
1. to jump suddenly upwards or forwards
2. to return or be returned into natural shape from a forced position by elasticity: the coil sprang back
3. to cause (something) to happen unexpectedly: the national coach sprang a surprise
4. (usually foll. by from)to originate; be descended: this motivation springs from their inborn curiosity, Truman sprang from ordinary people
5. (often foll. by up)to come into being or appear suddenly: new courses will spring up
6. to provide (something, such as a mattress) with springs
7. Informal to arrange the escape of (someone) from prison
Noun
1. the season between winter and summer
2. a leap or jump
3. a coil which can be compressed, stretched, or bent and then return to its original shape when released
4. a natural pool forming the source of a stream
5. elasticity [Old English springan]
springlike adj
| spring (sprng) 1. A device, such as a coil of wire, that returns to its original shape after being compressed or stretched. Because of their ability to return to their original shape, springs are used to store energy, as in mechanical clocks, and to absorb or lessen energy, as in the suspension system of vehicles. 2. A small stream of water flowing naturally from the Earth. |
Spring a group of animals or birds flushed from their covert; a flow of water or similar flow; a copse or grove of young trees; young shoots or new growth.
Examples: spring of blood, 1596; of honour, 1509; of all my joys, 1709; of oaks; of plants, 1601; of roses, 1667; of talk, 1818; of teal, 1450; of thoughts, 1892; of waters of grace, 1440; of wood, 1483.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  spring - the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"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" |
| 2. | spring - a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken" 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 elastic device - any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched 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 spiral spring - a spring that is wound like a spiral | |
| 3. |  spring - a natural flow of ground water 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" geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth geyser - a spring that discharges hot water and steam hot spring, thermal spring - a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above | |
| 4. | spring - a point at which water issues forth | |
| 5. | spring - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length 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" | |
| 6. |  spring - a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwardsjumping, jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" pounce - the act of pouncing | |
| Verb | 1. | 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?" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" pronk - jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk" bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound, reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" burst - move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" bounce - leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet" capriole - perform a capriole, of horses in dressage 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 - jump across; "He leapfrogged his classmates" curvet - perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse caper - jump about playfully hop - make a jump forward or upward |
| 2. | spring - develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" regenerate - be formed or shaped anew become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration" | |
| 3. | spring - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" | |
| 4. | spring - develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak" | |
| 5. | spring - produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving" disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, 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
noun 1. springtime, springtide (literary)
noun 3. flexibility, give (informal) bounce, resilience, elasticity, recoil, buoyancy, springiness, bounciness
verb 5. (usually followed by from) originate, come, derive, start, issue, grow, emerge, proceed, arise, stem, descend, be derived, emanate, be descended
modifier 6. vernal, springlike >> adjective vernal
Translations
spring [sprɪŋ] [pt sprang, pp sprung] n (season) → primavera (= leap); salto, brinco (= coiled metal); resorte m [of water] → fuente f; manantial m (= bounciness); elasticidad f
he sprang the news on me → de repente me soltó la noticia;
in (the) spring → en (la) primavera;
to walk with a spring in one's step → andar dando saltos or brincos;
spring up vi [problem] → surgir
spring [sprɪŋ] [sprang , pt , sprung , pp ] [spræŋ, sprʌŋ] n (= season) → printemps m (= leap); bond m, saut m (= coiled metal); ressort m (= bounciness); élasticité f [of water]; source f
in spring, in the spring → au printemps;
to spring from → provenir de;
spring [sprɪŋ] [sprang , pt , sprung , pp ] n (coiled metal) → Sprungfeder f;
(of water) → Quelle f
vi (leap) → springen
to spring from (result) → herrühren von;
spring [sprɪŋ] n (= leap) → salto, balzo (= bounciness); elasticità (= coiled metal); molla;
vt to spring a leak [pipe etc] → cominciare a perdere;
in spring, in the spring → in primavera;
to spring from → provenire da;
spring up vi [problem] → presentarsi
v spring [spriŋ]
1 to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards) She sprang into the boat. spring يَقْفِز скачам skočit springe; hoppe springen πηδώ, (ξε)πετάγομαι, τινάζομαι hüppama پريدن hypätä sauter, bondir לִקפוֹץ उछलना skočiti ugrik melompat stökkva saltare, balzare 跳ぶ 뛰다, 뛰어오르다 šok(inė)ti lēkt melompat springen hoppe, springe skoczyć saltar a sări, a sălta прыгать skočiť skočiti skočiti hoppa กระโดดขึ้น atlamak, sıçramak 跳 стрибати, підскакувати اپنی جگہ سے اچھلنا nhảy 跳
2 to arise or result from His bravery springs from his love of adventure. kom van, is die resultaat van يَنْبُع من، يَنْتُج عَن извирам pramenit komme af entspringen πηγάζω pärinema در آمدن juontaa juurensa découler de לְהוֹפִיעַ प्रकट होना, उठना, उठ खड़े होना izvirati, potjecati ered timbul stafa af; vaxa/spretta (af) nascere, derivare 生じる 일어나다, 생기다 kilti rasties; parādīties terhasil voortvloeien springe ut av, oppstå, skyldes wynikać z, mieć swoje źródło w resultar a proveni din брать начало, возникать prameniť, pochádzať izhajati poticati härröra พรั่งพรูออกมา kaynaklanmak, doğmak 來自，萌生 брати початок; походити کسی چیز کا نتیجہ یا سبب ہونا xuất phát từ 来自，萌生
3 to (cause a trap to) close violently The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it. hard toeklap يَقْفِز وَ يَنْقَفِل щраквам sklapnout smække i zuschnappen κλείνω απότομα kinni langema, lahti laskma شديدا نزديك شدن laueta, laukaista (se) refermer brusquement לְהִשתַחרֵר פִּתאוֹם फंदा का तेजी से बंद होना sklopiti, naglo zatvoriti lecsap(ódik) menutup loka(st), skella(st) (aftur) scattare はねる 탁 튀어오르다; 튀어오르게 하다 už(si)trenkti aizcirsties; aizcirst bingkas (doen) dichtklappen (få til å) smelle igjen zatrzasnąć (się) (fazer) saltar a (se) întinde brusc захлопываться sklapnúť sprožiti (se) iznenada se zatvoriti smälla igen ตกอยู่ในกับดัก kapa(t)mak (捕捉器)猛地關上 швидко закритися زور سے بند ہونا یا کرنا bật mạnh （捕捉器）猛地关上
n
1 a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released a watch-spring; the springs in a chair. veer, kronkel رَفّاص пружина péro, pružina fjeder die Feder ελατήριο,σούστα vedru فنر jousi ressort קְפִיץ स्प्रिंग opruga, feder rugó per gormur, fjöður molla ばね 태엽, 용수철, 스프링 spyruoklė atspere spring springveer metallfjær sprężyna mola resort пружина pero, pružina vzmet opruga fjäder การดีดกลับ yay, zemberek 發條，彈簧 пружина; ресора کمانی یا اسپرنگ lò xo 发条，弹簧
2 the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves Spring is my favourite season. lente فَصْل الرَّبيع пролет jaro forår der Frühling άνοιξη kevad بهار kevät printemps אָבִיב वसन्त, बहार proljeće tavasz musim semi vor primavera 春 봄 pavasaris pavasaris musim bunga voorjaar vår wiosna primavera primăvară весна jar pomlad proleće vår ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ ilkbahar 春季 весна بہار mùa xuân 春季
3 a leap or sudden movement The lion made a sudden spring on its prey. springbeweging قَفْزَه، وَثْبَه отскок skok spring der Sprung πήδημα sööst جهش loikka bond נִיתוּר उछलना skok, odskok ugrás lompatan stökk balzo, scatto 跳躍 뛰기, 도약 šuolis lēciens meloncat sprong sprang, hopp skok salto salt прыжок; скачок skok skok skok språng, hopp การกระโดดขึ้น sıçrama, atlama 跳 стрибок اچانک چھلانگ یا حرکت bước nhảy 跳
4 the ability to stretch and spring back again There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline. rek إمْتِداد وارْتِداد еластичност pružnost elasticitet die Elastizität ελαστικότητα vetruvus خاصيت ارتجاعي jousto élasticité קְפִיצִיוּת लोच, लचक elastičnost, pruživost rugalmasság mata air fjöðrun elasticità 弾力 반동, 탄성 tamprumas atsperīgums menganjal veerkracht fjæring, spenstighet sprężystość elasticidade elasticitate упругость; эластичность pružnosť prožnost istezanja fjädring, svikt การกระเด้ง esneklik, yayılma 彈性 пружність, еластичність پھیلنے اور واپس سکڑنے کی قدرت tính đàn hồi 弹性
5 a small stream flowing out from the ground. stroompie نَبْع، يَنْبوع изворче pramen kilde die Quelle πηγή allikas چشمه lähde source מַעייָן झरना izvor, vrelo forrás mata air lækur, lind sorgente 源泉 샘, 수원지 šaltinėlis avots; strautiņš mata air bron kilde źródło nascente izvor родник; источник prameň izvir izvor källa น้ำพุ kaynak, pınar 泉(水) джерело پانی کا چشمہ con nước 泉（水）
adj springy
1 able to spring back into its former shape The grass is very springy. sponsig, veerkragtig يَقْفِزُ مُرْتَدّا еластичен ohebný elastisk; spændstig elastisch ελαστικός, μαλακός vetruv kimmoisa élastique, souple קְפִיצִי लचीला elastičan ruganyos melenting sveigjanlegur elastico 弾力がある 탄력이 있는 liaunas, lankstus elastīgs; atlēcošs anjal veerkrachtig elastisk, spenstig sprężysty flexível elastic, suplu упругий; эластичный ohybný elastičen, voljen rastegljiv fjädrande, elastisk, spänstig ยืดหยุ่น esnek 有彈性的 пружинний لچک دار đàn hồi 有弹性的
2 having spring These floorboards are springy. veerkragtig ذو رَفّاصات пружиниращ pružný fjedrende elastisch ελαστικός vetruv joustava flexible בַּעַל קְפִיצִים स्प्रिंग वाला koji je pruživ, koji ima odskok rugózott seperti per fjaðurmagnaður flessibile ばねがはいっている 용수철이 있는, 탄력적인 spyruokliuojantis elastīgs; atsperīgs anjal veerkrachtig fjærende sprężysty elástico flexibil пружинистый pružný prožen sa federima fjädrande, som har svikt ที่เด้งได้ yaylı 有彈力的 пружний کمانی دار nhún nhảy 有弹力的
n springiness
veerkragtigheid رَفَاصِيَّه еластичност pružnost elasticitet die Elastizität ελαστικότητα vetruvus kimmoisuus élasticité קְפִיצִיוּת लचीलापन elastičnost, odskočnost ruganyosság lentingan fjaðurmögnun; sveigjanleiki elasticità 弾力 탄력성 tamprumas, lankstumas elastība; atsperīgums keanjalan veerkrachtigheid elastisitet, spenstighet sprężystość elasticidade elasticitate упругость; эластичность pružnosť prožnost elastičnost elasticitet, spänstighet, svikt ความยืดหยุ่น esneklik 彈性 пружинність لچک پن tính đàn hồi 弹性
adj sprung [sprŋa]
having springs a sprung mattress. met vere قَفّاز، نابِض с пружина pérový spring- Sprungfeder-... που διαθέτει σούστες vedru- فنر دار joustin- à ressorts בַּעַל קְפִיצִים स्प्रिंग वाला koji ima opruge, s oprugama rugós mempunyai per með fjöðrum a molle スプリングのきいた 스프링이 있는[] spyruoklinis atsperu- berspring springveren fjær- na sprężynach de molas cu arcuri пружинистый pružinový vzmeten sa federima fjäder- ความยึดหยุ่น yaylı 帶有彈性的 пружинний کمانی والا có lắp lò xo 带有弹性的
n springboard
1 a springy type of diving-board. duikplank لَوْح يَقْفِز مِنْهُ السَّباحون трмаплин за скокове във вода skokanské prkno vippe das (elastische)Sprungbrett σανίδα καταδύσεων hüppelaud ponnahduslauta tremplin מִקפָּצָה गोता-तख्ता odskočna daska ugródeszka papan loncat stökkbretti trampolino 飛込み板 (다이빙의) 도약대 tramplinas tramplīns papan anjal duikplank stupebrett trampolina trampolim trambulină трамплин skokanská doska odskočna deska odskočna daska trampolin, svikt กระดานสำหรับกระโดดน้ำ tramplen 跳板 трамплин کمانی دار تختہ جس پر سے کھلاڑي چھلانگ لگاتے ہیں ván nhún 跳板
2 a board on which gymnasts jump before vaulting. springplank لَوْح يَقْفِز عَنه اللاعِب الرياضي трамплин odrazový můstek springbræt das Sprungbrett βατήρας hoolaud ponnistuslauta tremplin מִקפָּצָה शुरूआत बिन्दु, गोता तख्ता odrazna daska ugródeszka papan loncat stökkbretti trampolino 跳躍板 (체조의) 뜀판 tramplinas tramplīns; tiltiņš papan anjal springplank springbrett odskocznia trampolim trambulină трамплин odrazový mostík odskočna deska odskočna daska språngbräda กระดานสำหรับเล่นยิมนาสติก tramplen 跳板 гімнастичний місток چھلانگ مارنے والا کمانی دار تختہ ván dận 跳板
spring cleaning
thorough cleaning of a house etc especially in spring. deeglik skoonmaak تَنْظيف شامِل пролетно почистване jarní úklid forårsrengøring der Früjahrsputz γενική καθαριότητα suurpuhastus خانه تكاني در فصل بهار suursiivous grand nettoyage de printemps נִיקָיוֹן יְסוֹדִי वसंत की सफाई proljetno čišćenje tavaszi nagytakarítás pembersihan menyeluruh vorhreingerning pulizie di primavera, (pulizie di Pasqua) 大掃除 봄철 대청소 pavasarinis švarinimasis pavasara tīrīšana pembersihan voorjaarsschoonmaak vårreingjøring wiosenne porządki limpeza geral curăţenie generală de primăvară (весенняя) генеральная уборка jarné upratovanie spomladansko čiščenje prolećno čišćenje vårstädning ทำความสะอาดบ้านให้ทั่วในฤดูใบไม้ผลิ ilkbahar temizliği 春季大掃除 весняне прибирання بہار میں گھر کی صفائی sự lau sạch 春季大扫除
n springtime
the season of spring. lentetyd فَصل الرَّبيع пролетен сезон jaro forårstid das Frühjahr άνοιξη kevad kevät printemps אָבִיב वसन्त ऋतु proljeće tavasz musim semi vor primavera 春 봄철 pavasaris pavasaris musim bunga lentetijd våren wiosna primavera primăvară весна; весенняя пора jar pomlad proleće vår ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ ilkbahar mevsimi 春季 весіння пора موسم بہار thời kì mùa xuân 春季
spring up
to develop or appear suddenly New buildings are springing up everywhere. verskyn يَظْهَر، يَتَطَوَّر изниквам objevit se skyde op hochschießen ξεπηδώ, ξεφυτρώνω (esile) kerkima ناگهان ظاهر شدن nousta surgir brusquement לַצוּץ तेजी से उभरना iskočiti, naglo se pojaviti kinő (a földből) muncul skjótast upp, birtast skyndilega spuntare 生じる (갑자기) 나타나다, 발전하다 dygti, kilti uzrasties; parādīties dibina omhoogschieten skyte opp, dukke plutselig fram, sprette opp wyskakiwać surgir a apărea, a se ivi brusc возникать objaviť sa vzbrsteti nicati skjuta upp (i höjden) พัฒนาอย่างรวดเร็ว mantar gibi bitmek 突然出現 виростати, з'являтися اچانک پیدا یا نمودار ہو جانا nhảy, mọc lên bất ngờ 突然出现
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