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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Sprang \Sprang\ (spr[a^]ng),
imp. of Spring.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spring \Spring\ (spr[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. Sprang (spr[a^]ng) or
Sprung (spr[u^]ng); p. p. Sprung; p. pr. & vb. n.
Springing.] [AS. springan; akin to D. & G. springen, OS. &
OHG. springan, Icel. & Sw. springa, Dan. springe; cf. Gr.
spe`rchesqai to hasten. Cf. Springe, Sprinkle.]
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1. To leap; to bound; to jump.
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The mountain stag that springs
From height to height, and bounds along the plains.
--Philips.
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2. To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity;
to dart; to shoot.
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And sudden light
Sprung through the vaulted roof. --Dryden.
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3. To start or rise suddenly, as from a covert.
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Watchful as fowlers when their game will spring.
--Otway.
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4. To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its
elastic power.
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5. To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to
become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank,
sometimes springs in seasoning.
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6. To shoot up, out, or forth; to come to the light; to begin
to appear; to emerge; as a plant from its seed, as streams
from their source, and the like; -- often followed by up,
forth, or out.
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Till well nigh the day began to spring. --Chaucer.
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To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to
cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth.
--Job xxxviii.
27.
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Do not blast my springing hopes. --Rowe.
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O, spring to light; auspicious Babe, be born.
--Pope.
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7. To issue or proceed, as from a parent or ancestor; to
result, as from a cause, motive, reason, or principle.
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[They found] new hope to spring
Out of despair, joy, but with fear yet linked.
--Milton.
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8. To grow; to thrive; to prosper.
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What makes all this, but Jupiter the king,
At whose command we perish, and we spring? --Dryden.
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To spring at, to leap toward; to attempt to reach by a
leap.

To spring forth, to leap out; to rush out.

To spring in, to rush in; to enter with a leap or in haste.

To spring on or To spring upon, to leap on; to rush on
with haste or violence; to assault.
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WordNet spring
n 1: the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of
spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next
year" [syn: springtime]
2: a natural flow of ground water [syn: fountain, outflow,
outpouring, natural spring]
3: a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position
when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
4: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: leap,
leaping, saltation, bound, bounce]
5: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and
returns to its original length [syn: give, springiness]
6: a point at which water issues forth
v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across
the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can
you jump over the fence?" [syn: jump, leap, bound]
2: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take
shape" [syn: form, take form, take shape]
3: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
after they collide" [syn: bounce, resile, take a hop,
bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet]
4: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang a
new haircut on his wife"
5: develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
6: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang
these news on me just as I was leaving"
[also: sprung, sprang]

WordNet Sprang
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