Sprang

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sprang \Sprang\ (spr[a^]ng),
     imp. of {Spring}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Spring \Spring\ (spr[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. {Sprang} (spr[a^]ng) or
     {Sprung} (spr[u^]ng); p. p. {Sprung}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Springing}.] [AS. springan; akin to D. & G. springen, OS. &
     OHG. springan, Icel. & Sw. springa, Dan. springe; cf. Gr.
     spe`rchesqai to hasten. Cf. {Springe}, {Sprinkle}.]
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     1. To leap; to bound; to jump.
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              The mountain stag that springs
              From height to height, and bounds along the plains.
                                                    --Philips.
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     2. To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity;
        to dart; to shoot.
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              And sudden light
              Sprung through the vaulted roof.      --Dryden.
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     3. To start or rise suddenly, as from a covert.
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              Watchful as fowlers when their game will spring.
                                                    --Otway.
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     4. To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its
        elastic power.
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     5. To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to
        become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank,
        sometimes springs in seasoning.
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     6. To shoot up, out, or forth; to come to the light; to begin
        to appear; to emerge; as a plant from its seed, as streams
        from their source, and the like; -- often followed by up,
        forth, or out.
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              Till well nigh the day began to spring. --Chaucer.
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              To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to
              cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth.
                                                    --Job xxxviii.
                                                    27.
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              Do not blast my springing hopes.      --Rowe.
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              O, spring to light; auspicious Babe, be born.
                                                    --Pope.
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     7. To issue or proceed, as from a parent or ancestor; to
        result, as from a cause, motive, reason, or principle.
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              [They found] new hope to spring
              Out of despair, joy, but with fear yet linked.
                                                    --Milton.
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     8. To grow; to thrive; to prosper.
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              What makes all this, but Jupiter the king,
              At whose command we perish, and we spring? --Dryden.
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     {To spring at}, to leap toward; to attempt to reach by a
        leap.
  
     {To spring forth}, to leap out; to rush out.
  
     {To spring in}, to rush in; to enter with a leap or in haste.
        
  
     {To spring on} or {To spring upon}, to leap on; to rush on
        with haste or violence; to assault.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spring
       n 1: the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of
            spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next
            year" [syn: {springtime}]
       2: a natural flow of ground water [syn: {fountain}, {outflow},
          {outpouring}, {natural spring}]
       3: a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position
          when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
       4: a light springing movement upwards or forwards [syn: {leap},
           {leaping}, {saltation}, {bound}, {bounce}]
       5: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and
          returns to its original length [syn: {give}, {springiness}]
       6: a point at which water issues forth
       v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across
            the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can
            you jump over the fence?" [syn: {jump}, {leap}, {bound}]
       2: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take
          shape" [syn: {form}, {take form}, {take shape}]
       3: spring back; spring away from an impact; "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}]
       4: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang a
          new haircut on his wife"
       5: develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
       6: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang
          these news on me just as I was leaving"
       [also: {sprung}, {sprang}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sprang
       See {spring}