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Word: Spring
Speech Type: Verb
Old English spring (noun), springan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German springen. Early use in the senses ‘head of a well’ and ‘rush out in a stream’ gave rise to the figurative use ‘originate’
sprɪŋ
move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards
Short Definition:move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards
Examples:- I sprang out of bed
- they sprang to her defence
originate or arise from
Short Definition:originate or arise from
Examples:- madness and creativity could spring from the same source
(especially of wood) become warped or split.
Short Definition:become warped or split
pay for
Short Definition:pay for
Examples:- don't spring for the album until you've heard it
come upon (an illicit activity or its perpetrator)
Short Definition:come upon
Examples:- our science teacher sprung me acting the goat
Word: Spring
Speech Type: Noun
sprɪŋ
the season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November
Short Definition:season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in northern hemisphere from March to May
Examples:- in spring the garden is a feast of blossom
- spring rain
an elastic device, typically a helical metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released, used chiefly to exert constant tension or absorb movement.
Short Definition:elastic device that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released
a sudden jump upwards or forwards
Short Definition:sudden jump upwards or forwards
Examples:- with a sudden spring, he leapt on to the table
a place where water or oil wells up from an underground source, or the basin or flow formed in such a way
Short Definition:place where water or oil wells up from underground source, or basin or flow formed in such way
Examples:- the well is fed by mountain springs
an upward curvature of a ship's deck planking from the horizontal.
Short Definition:upward curvature of ship's deck planking from horizontal
a hawser laid out diagonally aft from a ship's bow or forward from a ship's stern and secured to a fixed point in order to prevent movement or assist manoeuvring.
Short Definition:hawser laid out diagonally aft from ship's bow or forward from ship's stern and secured to fixed point
a flock of teal
Short Definition:flock of teal
Examples:- a spring of teal follows and we listen as they pass
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