v. 1 leap, bound, jump, hop, vault, dart, fly, bounce He sprang to his feet when she came into the room When Tom came to the stream, he sprang over it. The leprechaun sprang out from behind a tree. 2 arise, appear, grow, come up, rise, come into being or existence, be born, emerge, sprout, shoot up, burst forth Where the dragon's teeth were sown, an entire army sprang up 3 Often, spring up or from. originate, begin, start, evolve; proceed from, stem from, descend from, derive from, come from, develop from He learned how the practice of scratching the head in perplexity had sprung up I wondered where the term horse latitudes sprang from. 4 start or begin or experience or cause to occur or appear or happen suddenly or unexpectedly, broach, pop, introduce or divulge or reveal or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly The canoe sprang a leak and started to sink He likes to spring trick questions at candidates in an interview. 5 spring for. pay for, treat (someone) to, assume the expense(s) of If you go to a place I choose, I'll spring for dinner
n. 6 leap, bound, jump, hop, vault, bounce, skip In one spring the cat cleared the garden wall and was off 7 bounciness, bounce, resiliency, resilience, springiness, buoyancy, elasticity, sprightliness, airiness, flexibility Despite her age, there's still a lot of spring in her step 8 source, fount, fountain-head, well-spring, well, origin, beginning, root From what secret spring does his understanding arise? 9 springtime, Eastertide, Maytime At 35, James is still in the spring of life
adj. 10 vernal We exulted in the spring sunshine