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Noun spring has 6 senses
- 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:
- 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
- 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:
- 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
- give, spring, springiness - the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
--5 is a kind of elasticity, snap
- spring - a point at which water issues forth
--6 is a kind of beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
Verb spring has 6 senses
- 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
Sample sentences:
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- 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
- 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
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- 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
- spring - develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
--5 is one way to grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- 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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