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SPRING

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spring

  [spring] verb, sprang or, often, sprung; sprung; spring⋅ing; noun, adjective
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–verb (used without object)
1. to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position: to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring.
2. to be released from a constrained position, as by resilient or elastic force or from the action of a spring: A trap springs. The door sprang open and in he walked.
3. to issue forth suddenly, as water, blood, sparks, fire, etc. (often fol. by forth, out, or up): Blood sprang from the wound.
4. to come into being, rise, or arise within a short time (usually fol. by up): Industries sprang up in the suburbs.
5. to come into being by growth, as from a seed or germ, bulb, root, etc.; grow, as plants.
6. to proceed or originate from a specific source or cause.
7. to have as one's birth or lineage; be descended, as from a person, family, stock, etc.; come from: to spring from ancient aristocracy.
8. to rise or extend upward, as a spire.
9. to take an upward course or curve from a point of support, as an arch.
10. to come or appear suddenly, as if at a bound: An objection sprang to mind.
11. to start or rise from cover, as a pheasant, woodcock, or the like.
12. to become bent or warped, as boards.
13. to shift or work loose, as parts of a mechanism, structure, etc.: The board sprang from the fence during the storm.
14. to explode, as a mine.
15. Archaic. to begin to appear, as day, light, etc.; dawn.
–verb (used with object)
16. to cause to spring.
17. to cause to fly back, move, or act, as by resiliency, elastic force, a spring, etc.: to spring a lock.
18. to cause to shift out of place, work loose, warp, split, or crack: Moisture sprang the board from the fence.
19. to split or crack: The ship sprang its keel on a rock.
20. to develop by or as by splitting or cracking: The boat sprang a leak.
21. to bend by force, or force in by bending, as a resilient slat or bar.
22. to stretch or bend (a spring or other resilient device) beyond its elastic tolerance: This clip has been sprung.
23. to bring out, disclose, produce, make, etc., suddenly: to spring a joke.
24. to leap over.
25. Slang. to secure the release of (someone) from confinement, as of jail, military service, or the like.
26. Nautical. to move (a vessel) into or out of a berth by pulling on the offshore end of a warp made fast to the pier.
27. to explode (a mine).
–noun
28. a leap, jump, or bound.
29. a sudden movement caused by the release of something elastic.
30. an elastic or bouncing quality: There is a spring in his walk.
31. elasticity or resilience: This board has spring in it.
32. a structural defect or injury caused by a warp, crack, etc.
33. an issue of water from the earth, taking the form, on the surface, of a small stream or standing as a pool or small lake.
34. the place of such an issue: mineral springs.
35. a source or fountainhead of something: a spring of inspiration.
36. an elastic contrivance or body, as a strip or wire of steel coiled spirally, that recovers its shape after being compressed, bent, or stretched.
37. the season between winter and summer: in the Northern Hemisphere from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice; in the Southern Hemisphere from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice.
38. (in temperate zones) the season of the year following winter and characterized by the budding of trees, growth of plants, the onset of warmer weather, etc.
39. the first stage and freshest period: the spring of life.
40. Nautical.
a. warp (def. 16).
b. a line from the quarter of a vessel to an anchor on the bottom, used to hold the vessel at its mooring, broadside to the current.
41. Also called springing. Architecture.
a. the point at which an arch or dome rises from its support.
b. the rise or the angle of the rise of an arch.
42. Archaic. the dawn, as of day, light, etc.
–adjective
43. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for the season of spring: spring flowers.
44. resting on or containing mechanical springs.
—Verb phrase
45. spring for, Informal. to pay for; treat someone to.
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME springen, OE springan; c. D, G springen, ON springa; (n.) ME spring(e), OE spring, spryng issue of a stream; cf. MLG, OHG, Dan, Sw spring

Related forms:
springlike, adjective

Synonyms:
1. jump, bound, hop, vault. 2. recoil, rebound. 3. shoot, dart, fly. 4. start, originate. 6. emerge, emanate, issue, flow. 12. bend, warp. 31. resiliency, buoyancy. 35. origin, head. 43. vernal.
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warp

  [wawrp]
–verb (used with object)
1. to bend or twist out of shape, esp. from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring.
2. to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course.
3. to distort or cause to distort from the truth, fact, true meaning, etc.; bias; falsify: Prejudice warps the mind.
4. Aeronautics. to curve or bend (a wing or other airfoil) at the end or ends to promote equilibrium or to secure lateral control.
5. Nautical. to move (a vessel) into a desired place or position by hauling on a rope that has been fastened to something fixed, as a buoy or anchor.
6. Agriculture. to fertilize (land) by inundation with water that deposits alluvial matter.
–verb (used without object)
7. to become bent or twisted out of shape, esp. out of a straight or flat form: The wood has warped in drying.
8. to be or become biased; hold or change an opinion due to prejudice, external influence, or the like.
9. Nautical.
a. to warp a ship or boat into position.
b. (of a ship or boat) to move by being warped.
10. (of a stratum in the earth's crust) to bend slightly, to a degree that no fold or fault results.
–noun
11. a bend, twist, or variation from a straight or flat form in something, as in wood that has dried unevenly.
12. a mental twist, bias, or quirk, or a biased or twisted attitude or judgment.
13. the set of yarns placed lengthwise in the loom, crossed by and interlaced with the weft, and forming the lengthwise threads in a woven fabric.
14. time warp.
15. a situation, environment, etc., that seems characteristic of another era, esp. in being out of touch with contemporary life or attitudes, etc.
16. Also called spring, spring line. Nautical. a rope for warping or hauling a ship or boat along or into position.
17. alluvial matter deposited by water, esp. water let in to inundate low land so as to enrich it.
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME werpen, OE weorpan to throw; c. G werfen, ON verpa, Goth wairpan; (n.) ME warpe, OE wearp; c. G Warf, ON varp

Related forms:
warpage, noun

Synonyms:
1. turn, contort, distort. 2. swerve, deviate.

Antonyms:
1, 7. straighten.
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spring   (sprĭng)   
v.   sprang (sprāng) or sprung (sprŭng), 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.

    1. To cause to warp, split, or crack, as a mast.

    2. 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.

    1. Elasticity; resilience.

    2. Energetic bounce: a spring to one's step.

    3. 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.

    4. A time of growth and renewal.

  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.

    1. 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.

    2. 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.

    1. Of, relating to, occurring in, or appropriate to the season of spring: spring showers; spring planting.

    2. Grown during the season of spring: spring crops.


[Middle English springen, from Old English springan. N., Middle English springe, from Old English spring, wellspring.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
spring (so)

  1. tv.
    to get someone out of jail on bond or permanently. : My wife came down and sprung me; otherwise, I'd still be in the slammer.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

warp  (v.)
"to bend, twist, distort," O.E. weorpan "to throw, throw away, hit with a missile," from P.Gmc. *werpanan "to fling by turning the arm" (cf. O.S. werpan, O.N. verpa "to throw," Swed. värpa "to lay eggs," O.Fris. werpa, M.L.G., Du. werpen, Ger. werfen, Goth. wairpan "to throw"), from PIE *werb- "to turn, bend" (cf. L. verber "whip, rod;" Gk. rhabdos "rod," rhombos "magic wheel"), from base *wer- "to turn, bend" (see versus). Connection between "turning" and "throwing" is perhaps in the notion of rotating the arm in the act of throwing; cf. Serbo-Cr. obratiti, O.C.S. vreshti "to throw." The meaning "twist out of shape" is first recorded c.1400; intransitive sense is from 1440.

spring  (v.)
O.E. springan "to leap, burst forth, fly up" (class III strong verb; past tense sprang, pp. sprungen), from P.Gmc. *sprenganan (cf. O.N., O.Fris. springa, M.Du. springhen, O.H.G. springan, Ger. springen), from PIE *sprengh- "rapid movement" (cf. Skt. sprhayati "desires eagerly," Gk. sperkhesthai "to hurry"). In M.E., it took on the role of causal sprenge, from O.E. sprengan (as still in to spring a trap, etc.). Slang meaning "to pay" (for a treat, etc.) is arecorded from 1906. Meaning "to announce suddenly" (usually with on) is from 1876. Meaning "to release" (from imprisonment) is from 1900. The noun meaning "act of springing or leaping" is from c.1450. The elastic coil that returns to its shape when stretched is so called from 1428, originally in clocks and watches. As a device in carriages, coaches, etc., it is attested from 1665. From c.1300 the noun had a general sense of "action or time of rising or springing into existence," and was used of sunrise, the waxing of the moon, rising tides, etc., a sense preserved in spring (n.1). Springer as a type of spaniel is recorded from 1808.

spring  (n.1)
"season following winter," 1547, earlier springing time, (1387), spring-time (1495), spring of the year (1530), which had replaced O.E. Lent by late 14c. From spring (v.); the notion is of the "spring of the year," when plants "spring up" (cf. spring of the leaf, 1538). Other Gmc. languages tend to take words for "fore" or "early" as their roots for the season name, cf. Dan. voraar, Du. voorjaar, lit. "fore-year;" Ger. Frühling, from M.H.G. vrueje "early." In 15c., the season also was prime-temps, after O.Fr. prin tans, tamps prim (Fr. printemps, which replaced primevère 16c. as the common word for spring), from L. tempus primum, lit. "first time, first season." Spring fever was O.E. lenctenadle; first record of spring cleaning is in 1857 (in ancient Persia, the first month, corresponding to March-April, was Adukanaiša, which apparently means "Irrigation-Canal-Cleaning Month;" Kent, p.167). Spring chicken "small roasting chicken" (usually 11 to 14 weeks) is recorded from 1780; transf. sense of "young person" first recorded 1906. Spring training first attested 1897.

spring  (n.2)
"source of a stream or river," O.E., from spring (v.) on the notion of the water "bursting forth" from the ground. Rarely used alone, appearing more often in compounds, e.g. wyllspring "wellspring." Fig. sense of "source or origin of something" is attested from c.1225.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: spring
Pronunciation: 'spri[ng]
Function: noun
: any of various elastic orthodontic devices used especially to apply constant pressure tomisaligned teeth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

SPRING
String PRocessING language

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Bible Dictionary

Spring

(Heb. 'ain, "the bright open source, the eye of the landscape"). To be carefully distinguished from "well" (q.v.). "Springs" mentioned in Josh. 10:40 (Heb. 'ashdoth) should rather be "declivities" or "slopes" (R.V.), i.e., the undulating ground lying between the lowlands (the shephelah) and the central range of hills.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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