Background for spring

spring

/spɹɪŋ/

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

Examples :

"Lifting the heavy box sprang his back, causing him a lot of pain. "

medicine physiology body essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

noun

An act of springing: a leap, a jump.

Examples :

"The child's spring into the air was impressive. "

action sport way essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

noun

The season of the year in temperate regions in which plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life, variously reckoned as

Examples :

"Spring is the time of the year most species reproduce."

time weather nature essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

noun

The time of something's growth; the early stages of some process.

Examples :

"The spring of the new school year brought a lot of excitement for the students. "

time process stage period essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

noun

Someone with ivory or peach skin tone and eyes and hair that are not extremely dark, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.

Examples :

"The spring in our class is known for her beautiful complexion and the way certain colors, like coral and gold, really highlight her features. "

appearance person color essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

Illustration spring - Image 4

Illustration spring - Image 5

Illustration spring - Image 6

noun

Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly

Examples :

"The spring in the clockwork toy made it move. "

physics nature essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

noun

An erection of the penis.

Examples :

"He felt a sudden spring while walking to school. "

body organ sex physiology essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

noun

A crack which has sprung up in a mast, spar, or a plank or seam.

Examples :

"The ship's mast had a small spring, requiring immediate repair. "

nautical technical essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

Illustration spring - Image 4

noun

Springiness: an attribute or quality of springing, springing up, or springing back, particularly

Examples :

"The trampoline's spring allowed the children to bounce easily. "

physics quality material essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

noun

The source from which an action or supply of something springs.

Examples :

"The spring of new ideas for the school project came from a conversation with her classmates. "

action essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

Illustration spring - Image 4

Illustration spring - Image 5

noun

Something which causes others or another to spring forth or spring into action, particularly

Examples :

"The new teacher's enthusiasm was a spring for the students' interest in learning. "

action essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

Illustration spring - Image 4

Illustration spring - Image 5

verb

To burst forth.

Examples :

"The flowers sprang up from the newly-turned soil. "

action nature essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

(of beards) To grow.

Examples :

"My grandfather's beard is springing, and it's getting quite long. "

physiology body essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

Illustration spring - Image 4

Illustration spring - Image 5

Illustration spring - Image 6

verb

To cause to burst forth.

Examples :

"The sudden noise made the flowers in the garden spring forth from the earth. "

action process energy essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

To make wet, to moisten.

Examples :

"The rain sprang the ground, making it damp enough for the garden to be watered. "

weather nature environment essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

(usually with "to" or "up") To rise suddenly, (of tears) to well up.

Examples :

"The documentary made tears spring to their eyes."

physiology sensation body essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

(now usually with "apart" or "open") To burst into pieces, to explode, to shatter.

Examples :

"The old vase sprang apart when it fell from the shelf. "

action disaster physics essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

Illustration spring - Image 4

verb

Examples :

"The alarm clock sprang, and I woke up late for school. "

action machine essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To cause to explode, to set off, to detonate.

Examples :

"The bomb squad sprung the device safely, preventing a major explosion. "

military weapon war action essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

verb

(usually perfective) To crack.

Examples :

"The old wooden floorboards sprung under her weight. "

action physics essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To have something crack.

Examples :

"The old wooden chair sprung when I sat down too hard. "

material condition essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

verb

To cause to crack.

Examples :

"The pressure of the heavy books sprung the cover of the textbook. "

material action essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

To surprise by sudden or deft action.

Examples :

"The teacher sprung a surprise quiz on the class, catching everyone off guard. "

action essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

(of arches) To build, to form the initial curve of.

Examples :

"They sprung an arch over the lintel."

architecture building essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

(of arches, with "from") To extend, to curve.

Examples :

"The arches spring from the front posts."

architecture essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To turn a vessel using a spring attached to its anchor cable.

Examples :

"The captain sprung the fishing boat, using the spring attached to the anchor cable. "

nautical sailing technical essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To raise a vessel's sheer.

Examples :

"The shipwright carefully sprung the hull of the small sailboat to make it more stable. "

nautical sailing essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

(cobblery) To raise a last's toe.

Examples :

"The cobbler carefully sprung the last's toe to fit the customer's shoe properly. "

technical job industry essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To pay or spend a certain sum, to cough up.

Examples :

"To get the tickets, I had to spring $50. "

finance business essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To raise an offered price.

Examples :

"The seller sprung the price of the used bicycle to $150. "

business finance economy essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

verb

To act as a spring: to strongly rebound.

Examples :

"The ball sprang back up after hitting the floor. "

action physics essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

To equip with springs, especially (of vehicles) to equip with a suspension.

Examples :

"The car mechanic sprung the new suspension on the old truck. "

vehicle machine technical essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

verb

To provide spring or elasticity

Examples :

"The new mattress springs back into shape quickly after you get out of bed. "

physics material essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

verb

To inspire, to motivate.

Examples :

"The new teacher's enthusiasm really sprang the students' interest in learning. "

attitude emotion mind character essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

To deform owing to excessive pressure, to become warped; to intentionally deform in order to position and then straighten in place.

Examples :

"A piece of timber sometimes springs in seasoning."

technical machine physics essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

(now rare) To reach maturity, to be fully grown.

Examples :

"The young oak tree finally sprung, reaching a height suitable for its species. "

age biology essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

(chiefly of cows) To swell with milk or pregnancy.

Examples :

"The cow sprang with milk after the farmer checked her udder. "

animal biology physiology agriculture essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

(of rattles) To sound, to play.

Examples :

"The rattlesnake in the garden sprang its rattle, warning us to stay away. "

sound music essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

To spend the springtime somewhere

Examples :

"My family will spring break in Florida this year. "

time place nature weather essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To hold tightly, to clasp.

Examples :

"The little girl sprang the teddy bear tightly to her chest. "

action function essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.

Examples :

"Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues."

physics energy action essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.

Examples :

"The gale strained the timbers of the ship."

action wear essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully sprung the wooden beam, bending it slightly to test its strength. "

physics action energy technical essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.

Examples :

"Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker."

action ability mind essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.

Examples :

"to strain the law in order to convict an accused person"

language communication essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander

Examples :

"To prepare the fruit salad, she had to spring the juice from the oranges. "

food utensil process essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

To percolate; to be filtered.

Examples :

"water straining through a sandy soil"

process utility essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

Illustration spring - Image 3

verb

To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.

Examples :

"The teacher sprung a surprise quiz on the students, forcing them to quickly review the material. "

action mind essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

To urge with importunity; to press.

Examples :

"to strain a petition or invitation"

action demand essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

verb

Hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.

Examples :

"My friend was feeling sad, so I sprang him a big hug. "

body action human sensation emotion essential

Illustration spring - Image 1

Illustration spring - Image 2

verb

To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world.

Examples :

"A man straineth, liveth, then dieth."

biology animal human sex family essential