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Definition: Meaning of, spring in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sprɪŋ /

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spring springs
  1. season [uncountable and countable] the season between winter and summer when leaves and flowers appear
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  2. curved metal [countable usually plural] something, usually a twisted piece of metal, that will return to its previous shape after it has been pressed down
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  3. curved metal [uncountable] the ability of a chair, bed etc to return to its normal shape after being pressed down
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  4. water [countable] a place where water comes up naturally from the ground
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  5. spring in your step if you walk with a spring in your step, you move quickly and happily
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  6. full of the joys of spring happy and full of energy - used humorously
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  7. sudden jump [singular] a sudden quick movement or jump in a particular direction [=  leap]
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
spring sprang, sprung sprung
Present Participle Third Person Singular
springing springs
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  1. move suddenly [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction, especially by jumping [=  leap]
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  2. move back [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something springs back, open etc, it moves quickly, suddenly and with force, especially after being pushed down or sideways
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  3. spring to (somebody's) mind if someone or something springs to mind, you immediately think of them
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  4. spring into action also spring to/into life to suddenly become active, start moving or start working
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  5. spring a surprise to do something surprising
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  6. tears spring to/into somebody's eyes written used to say that someone starts to cry
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  7. spring into existence/being to suddenly begin to exist
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  8. spring a trap if an animal springs a trap, it is caught by the trap
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  9. spring a trap to make someone say or do something by tricking them
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  10. spring a leak if a boat or a container springs a leak, it begins to let liquid in or out through a crack or hole
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  11. spring to somebody's defence to quickly defend someone who is being criticized
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  12. spring to attention if soldiers spring to attention, they stand suddenly upright
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  13. help somebody escape [transitive + from] informal to help someone escape from prison
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spring used in phrases

  • Arab Spring (noun)
    1. the revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests, riots, and civil wars in the Arab world that began end the end of 2010
  • Carolina spring beauty (noun)
    1. similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America
  • Prague spring, the
    1. a short time in 1968 when the Communist government of Czechoslovakia, under Alexander Dubcek, allowed people to have more freedom than before. The Soviet Union did not agree with these changes and INVADE d Czechoslovakia and forced the government to return to the way things were before.
  • Spring Bank Holiday
    1. a public holiday in the UK, on the last Monday in May
  • Virginia spring beauty (noun)
    1. small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America
  • air spring (noun)
    1. a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion
  • box spring (noun)
    1. a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth
  • coil spring (noun)
    1. a spring in the shape of a coil
  • footsteps-of-spring (noun)
    1. sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowers
  • hot spring (noun)
    1. a place where hot water comes up naturally from the ground
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spring used in phrasal verbs

  • spring for (phrasal verb)
    1. spring for something to pay for someone else’s share of something
  • spring from (phrasal verb)
    1. spring from someone/something to come from a particular place, family, or situation
    2. where has someone/something sprung from? where did someone/something spring from? used for showing that you are surprised that someone or something is present or that something exists, because they were not there a short time ago
  • spring on (phrasal verb)
    1. spring something on someone to tell someone something that they do not expect
  • spring up (phrasal verb)
    1. to appear or to be produced suddenly and quickly
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