spring

spring: I UK [sprɪŋ] / US noun
Word forms "spring":
singular spring plural springs
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1)

a) [countable/uncountable] the season of the year between winter and summer

early/late spring

last/this/next spring
in (the) spring:
The garden is so beautiful in spring.

b) [only before noun] happening in spring, or relating to spring

spring festivals/flowers/sunshine

2) [countable] water that flows up from under the ground and forms a small stream or pool

water from a natural spring

3)

a) [countable] a long thin piece of metal in the shape of a coil that quickly gets its original shape again after you stop stretching it

Cheaper mattresses have springs that link together.

b) [uncountable] the ability of something to get its original shape again after you stop stretching it

4) [countable] a quick jump forward or up

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- a spring in someone's step

II UK [sprɪŋ] / US verb [intransitive]
Word forms "spring":
present tense I/you/we/they spring he/she/it springs present participle springing past tense sprang UK [spræŋ] / US past participle sprung UK [sprʌŋ] / US
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1) mainly literary to jump or move in a particular direction, quickly and with a lot of energy

The young man turned to hit him, but Corbett sprang back.
spring to your feet (= stand up quickly):
Roberts kept springing to his feet to shout at the referee.

a) used for saying that something is done quickly and with energy or force
spring into action/motion:
"Let's get going," my father cried, springing into action.
spring to someone's defence/aid/assistance:
"She was just trying to help!" said Eric, springing to her defence.

b) used about objects that open or move quickly and with a lot of energy

The door sprang open, and Jeremy appeared.

2) to happen or appear somewhere suddenly or unexpectedly

Tears sprang to his eyes as he thought of Helen.

As they drove further down the road, two old barns sprang into view.
spring into existence/being:
A powerful underground movement sprang into existence, led by the Socialists.

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- spring a leak

- spring a surprise

- spring to life

- spring a trap
Phrasal verbs:
- spring for

- spring from

- spring on

- spring up

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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
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) (sp … English terms dictionary

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