ALL meanings of springlike
spring
S s - verb without object springlike 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 springlike 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 springlike 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 springlike 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 springlike to come into being by growth, as from a seed or germ, bulb, root, etc.; grow, as plants. 1
- verb without object springlike to proceed or originate from a specific source or cause. 1
- verb without object springlike 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 springlike to rise or extend upward, as a spire. 1
- verb without object springlike to take an upward course or curve from a point of support, as an arch. 1
- verb without object springlike to come or appear suddenly, as if at a bound: An objection sprang to mind. 1
- verb without object springlike to start or rise from cover, as a pheasant, woodcock, or the like. 1
- verb without object springlike to become bent or warped, as boards. 1
- verb without object springlike 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 springlike to explode, as a mine. 1
- verb without object springlike Archaic. to begin to appear, as day, light, etc.; dawn. 1
- verb with object springlike to cause to spring. 1
- verb with object springlike to cause to fly back, move, or act, as by resiliency, elastic force, a spring, etc.: to spring a lock. 1
- verb with object springlike to cause to shift out of place, work loose, warp, split, or crack: Moisture sprang the board from the fence. 1
- verb with object springlike to split or crack: The ship sprang its keel on a rock. 1
- verb with object springlike to develop by or as by splitting or cracking: The boat sprang a leak. 1
- verb with object springlike to bend by force, or force in by bending, as a resilient slat or bar. 1
- verb with object springlike to stretch or bend (a spring or other resilient device) beyond its elastic tolerance: This clip has been sprung. 1
- verb with object springlike to bring out, disclose, produce, make, etc., suddenly: to spring a joke. 1
- verb with object springlike to leap over. 1
- verb with object springlike Slang. to secure the release of (someone) from confinement, as of jail, military service, or the like. 1
- verb with object springlike 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 springlike to explode (a mine). 1
- noun springlike a leap, jump, or bound. 1
- noun springlike a sudden movement caused by the release of something elastic. 1
- noun springlike an elastic or bouncing quality: There is a spring in his walk. 1
- noun springlike elasticity or resilience: This board has spring in it. 1
- noun springlike a structural defect or injury caused by a warp, crack, etc. 1
- noun springlike an issue of water from the earth, taking the form, on the surface, of a small stream or standing as a pool or small lake. 1
- noun springlike the place of such an issue: mineral springs. 1
- noun springlike a source or fountainhead of something: a spring of inspiration. 1
- noun springlike an elastic contrivance or body, as a strip or wire of steel coiled spirally, that recovers its shape after being compressed, bent, or stretched. 1
- noun springlike the season between winter and summer: in the Northern Hemisphere from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice; in the Southern Hemisphere from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice. 1
- noun springlike (in temperate zones) the season of the year following winter and characterized by the budding of trees, growth of plants, the onset of warmer weather, etc. 1
- noun springlike the first stage and freshest period: the spring of life. 1
- noun springlike sometimes initial capital letter. a period of growth, recovery, or regeneration (usually used in combination): signs of an economic spring. 1
- noun springlike usually initial capital letter. a popular movement calling for liberal reforms and opposing authoritarian restrictions on freedom and information access (usually used in combination): the brief Seoul Spring of 1979–80; the Academic Spring’s goal of free access to published research. See also Prague Spring, Arab Spring. a period of liberalization or democratization. 1
- noun springlike Nautical. warp (def 16). a line from the quarter of a vessel to an anchor on the bottom, used to hold the vessel at its mooring, broadside to the current. 1
- noun springlike Also called springing. Architecture. the point at which an arch or dome rises from its support. the rise or the angle of the rise of an arch. 1
- noun springlike Archaic. the dawn, as of day, light, etc. 1
- adjective springlike of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for the season of spring: spring flowers. 1
- adjective springlike resting on or containing mechanical springs. 1