spring
1. the season of growth (Freq. 25)
- the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring
- he will hold office until the spring of next year
• Syn:
springtime
• Hypernyms:
season, time of year
• Part Meronyms:
vernal equinox, March equinox, spring equinox
2. a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed (Freq. 4)
- the spring was broken
• Hypernyms:
elastic device
• Hyponyms:
bedspring, coil spring, volute spring, leaf spring, mainspring, spiral spring
3. a natural flow of ground water (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
• Hypernyms:
geological formation, formation
• Hyponyms:
Fountain of Youth, geyser, hot spring, thermal spring
4. a point at which water issues forth (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
5. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
give, springiness
• Derivationally related forms:
springy (for: springiness), give (for: give)
• Hypernyms:
elasticity, snap
6. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
leap, leaping, saltation, bound, bounce
• Derivationally related forms:
bound (for: bound), saltate (for: saltation), leap (for: leap)
• Hypernyms:
jump, jumping
• Hyponyms:
caper, capriole, pounce
1. move forward by leaps and bounds (Freq. 15)
- The horse bounded across the meadow
- The child leapt across the puddle
- Can you jump over the fence?
• Syn:
jump, leap, bound
• See Also:
leap out (for: leap), jump on (for: jump)
• Derivationally related forms:
bounder (for: bound), bound (for: bound), leap (for: leap), leaper (for: leap), jump (for: jump), jumping (for: jump)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
pronk, bounce, resile, take a hop, bound,
rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, burst, capriole,
galumph, ski jump, saltate, vault, leapfrog, overleap,
curvet, hop, skip, hop-skip, caper
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
2. develop into a distinctive entity (Freq. 5)
- our plans began to take shape
• Syn:
form, take form, take shape
• Derivationally related forms:
formation (for: form)
• Hypernyms:
become
• Hyponyms:
regenerate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
3. spring back;
spring away from an impact (Freq. 2)
- The rubber ball bounced
- These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
• Syn:
bounce, resile, take a hop, bound, rebound,
recoil, reverberate, ricochet
• Derivationally related forms:
ricochet (for: ricochet), recoil (for: recoil), rebound (for: rebound), bound (for: bound), resilient (for: resile), resiliency (for: resile), bounce (for: bounce)
• Hypernyms:
jump, leap, bound
• Hyponyms:
kick back, recoil, kick, skip, bound off, carom
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
4. develop suddenly (Freq. 1)
- The tire sprang a leak
• Hypernyms:
grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
5. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
- He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving
• Hypernyms:
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something on somebody
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