Definition of Spring

Noun: spring  spring

  1. The season of growth
    "he will hold office until the spring of next year"; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring";
    - springtime
     
  2. A metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
    "the spring was broken"
     
  3. A natural flow of ground water
    - fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
     
  4. A point at which water issues forth
     
  5. The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
    - give, springiness
     
  6. A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
    - leap, leaping, saltation, bound, bounce
Verb: spring (sprang,sprung)  spring
  1. Move forward by leaps and bounds
    "Can you spring over the fence?";
    - jump, leap, bound
     
  2. Develop into a distinctive entity
    "our plans began to spring";
    - form, take form, take shape
     
  3. Move back in a roughly opposite direction after an impact
    "The rubber ball sprang";
    - bounce, resile, take a hop, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
     
  4. Develop suddenly
    "The tire sprang a leak"
     
  5. Produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
    "He sprang the news on me just as I was leaving"
     
  6. (informal) release or set free, especially from prison
    "celebrities who get sprung from prison early"

See also:
sprigtails
springal

Anagrams containing the word spring

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