spring

verbA2US /ˈspɹɪŋ/

To move or burst forth.

To move or burst forth. / To grow, to sprout.

To move or burst forth.

To cause to spring (all senses).

To leap over.transitive
To burst into pieces, to explode, to shatter.intransitive, usually
To crack.ambitransitive, perfective, usually
To come upon and flush out.
To catch in an illegal act or compromising position.Australia, slang
To tell, to share.
To free from imprisonment, especially by facilitating an illegal escape.US, slang, transitive
To be free of imprisonment, especially by illegal escape.intransitive, rare, slang
To secure a person's release from custody; to free or bail out of jail.
To build, to form the initial curve of.transitive
To extend, to curve.intransitive
To turn a vessel using a spring attached to its anchor cable.transitive
To pay or spend a certain sum, to yield.transitive
To equip with springs, especially (of vehicles) to equip with a suspension.rare, transitive
To deform owing to excessive pressure, to become warped; to intentionally deform in order to position and then straighten in place.ambitransitive
To swell with milk or pregnancy.UK, dialectal, intransitive
To find or get enough food during springtime.
To spend the springtime somewhere.intransitive

Forms

Example sentences891 results

Spring will be here before long.

Fear always springs from ignorance.