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