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1   [sprang]
verb
a simple past tense of spring.
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sprang

2   [sprang]
noun
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
Origin:
1950–55; perhaps < Norwegian: lace, tatting

spring

   [spring] verb, sprang or, often, sprung; sprung; spring·ing; noun, adjective
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 followed by forth, out, or up): Blood sprang from the wound.
4.
to come into being, rise, or arise within a short time (usually followed 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.
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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.
COLLAPSE
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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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:
before 900; (v.) Middle English springen, Old English springan; cognate with Dutch, German springen, Old Norse springa; (noun) Middle English spring(e), Old English spring, spryng issue of a stream; compare Middle Low German, Old High German, Danish, Swedish spring

Related forms
spring·like, adjective
out·spring, verb (used with object), -sprang or, often, -sprung; -sprung; -spring·ing.
re·spring, verb, -sprang or, often, -sprung, -spring·ing.
un·der·spring, noun
un·der·spring, verb (used without object), -sprang or -sprung, -sprung, -spring·ing.

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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sprang (spræŋ)
 
—vb
the past tense of spring

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Word Origin & History

spring
"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 early 13c.
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spring   (sprĭng)  Pronunciation Key 

  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.


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Slang Dictionary

spring (so) definition


  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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