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spring

 
Noun spring has 6 senses
  1. spring, springtime - the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"
    --1 is a kind of season, time of year
    --1 has parts:
     March, Mar; April, Apr; May; June; vernal equinox, March equinox, spring equinox
  2. spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring - a natural flow of ground water
    --2 is a kind of geological formation, formation
    --2 has particulars: Fountain of Youth; geyser; hot spring, thermal spring
  3. spring - a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
    --3 is a kind of
    elastic device
    --3 has particulars:
     bedspring; coil spring, volute spring; leaf spring; mainspring; spiral spring
  4. leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce - a light springing movement upwards or forwards
    --4 is a kind of jump, jumping
    --4 has particulars: caper, capriole; pounce
    Derived forms: verb spring3, verb spring1
  5. give, spring, springiness - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
    --5 is a kind of elasticity, snap
  6. spring - a point at which water issues forth
    --6 is a kind of
    beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
Verb spring has 6 senses
  1. jump, leap, bound, 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?"
    --1 is one way to move
    Derived form: noun spring4
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. form, take form, take shape, spring - develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
    --2 is one way to become
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
    --3 is one way to jump, leap, bound, spring
    Derived form: noun spring4
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  4. spring - produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang a new haircut on his wife"
    --4 is one way to
    produce, bring on, bring out
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something on somebody
  5. spring - develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
    --5 is one way to
    grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  6. spring - produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"
    --6 is one way to
    disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something on somebody
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