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ALL meanings of spring

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  • abbreviation Technical meaning of SPRING String PRocessING language 3
  • abbreviation SPRING season 1
  • noun spring coil 1
  • intransitive verb spring be released 1
  • intransitive verb spring emerge 1
  • noun spring elasticity 1
  • noun spring jump 1
  • noun spring water 1
  • intransitive verb spring leap suddenly 1
  • intransitive verb spring come into being 1
  • intransitive verb spring come forth suddenly 1
  • intransitive verb spring have lineage 1
  • intransitive verb spring originate 1
  • transitive verb spring activate: a trap 1
  • transitive verb spring split, crack 1
  • transitive verb spring disclose 1
  • transitive verb spring leap over 1
  • transitive verb spring get released from prison 1
  • abbreviation SPRING spend 1
  • noun Definition of spring in Technology (language)   (SPRING) 1
  • verb without object spring to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position: to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring. 1
  • verb without object spring to be released from a constrained position, as by resilient or elastic force or from the action of a spring: A trap springs. The door sprang open and in he walked. 1
  • verb without object spring to issue forth suddenly, as water, blood, sparks, fire, etc. (often followed by forth, out, or up): Blood sprang from the wound. 1
  • verb without object spring to come into being, rise, or arise within a short time (usually followed by up): Industries sprang up in the suburbs. 1
  • verb without object spring to come into being by growth, as from a seed or germ, bulb, root, etc.; grow, as plants. 1
  • verb without object spring to proceed or originate from a specific source or cause. 1
  • verb without object spring to have as one's birth or lineage; be descended, as from a person, family, stock, etc.; come from: to spring from ancient aristocracy. 1
  • verb without object spring to rise or extend upward, as a spire. 1
  • verb without object spring to take an upward course or curve from a point of support, as an arch. 1
  • verb without object spring to come or appear suddenly, as if at a bound: An objection sprang to mind. 1
  • verb without object spring to start or rise from cover, as a pheasant, woodcock, or the like. 1
  • verb without object spring to become bent or warped, as boards. 1
  • verb without object spring to shift or work loose, as parts of a mechanism, structure, etc.: The board sprang from the fence during the storm. 1
  • verb without object spring to explode, as a mine. 1
  • verb without object spring Archaic. to begin to appear, as day, light, etc.; dawn. 1
  • verb with object spring to cause to spring. 1
  • verb with object spring to cause to fly back, move, or act, as by resiliency, elastic force, a spring, etc.: to spring a lock. 1
  • verb with object spring to cause to shift out of place, work loose, warp, split, or crack: Moisture sprang the board from the fence. 1
  • verb with object spring to split or crack: The ship sprang its keel on a rock. 1
  • verb with object spring to develop by or as by splitting or cracking: The boat sprang a leak. 1
  • verb with object spring to bend by force, or force in by bending, as a resilient slat or bar. 1
  • verb with object spring to stretch or bend (a spring or other resilient device) beyond its elastic tolerance: This clip has been sprung. 1
  • verb with object spring to bring out, disclose, produce, make, etc., suddenly: to spring a joke. 1
  • verb with object spring to leap over. 1
  • verb with object spring Slang. to secure the release of (someone) from confinement, as of jail, military service, or the like. 1
  • verb with object spring Nautical. to move (a vessel) into or out of a berth by pulling on the offshore end of a warp made fast to the pier. 1
  • verb with object spring to explode (a mine). 1
  • noun spring a leap, jump, or bound. 1
  • noun spring a sudden movement caused by the release of something elastic. 1
  • noun spring an elastic or bouncing quality: There is a spring in his walk. 1
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