n. 25B6; verb
the cat sprang off her lap : LEAP, jump, bound, vault, hop.
the branch sprang back : FLY, whip, flick, whisk, kick, bounce.
all art springs from feelings : ORIGINATE, derive, arise, stem, emanate, proceed, issue, evolve, come.
fifty men sprang from nowhere : APPEAR SUDDENLY, appear unexpectedly, materialize, pop up, shoot up, sprout, develop quickly; proliferate, mushroom.
he sprang the truth on me : ANNOUNCE SUDDENLY/UNEXPECTEDLY, reveal suddenly/unexpectedly, surprise someone with.
25B6; noun
with a sudden spring he leapt on to the table : LEAP, jump, bound, vault, hop; pounce.
the mattress has lost its spring : SPRINGINESS, bounciness, bounce, resilience, elasticity, flexibility, stretch, stretchiness, give.
there was a spring in his step : BUOYANCY, bounce, energy, liveliness, jauntiness, sprightliness, confidence.
a mineral spring : WELL HEAD, source; spa, geyser; poetic/literary wellspring, fount.
the springs of his own emotions : ORIGIN, source, fountainhead, root, roots, basis.
vernal.