spring

verb (1)

\ ˈspriŋ

sprang\ ˈspraŋ

\ or sprung\ ˈsprəŋ

\; sprung; springing\ ˈspriŋ-iŋ

Definition of spring

(Entry 1 of 3)

1a(1) : dart, shoot sparks sprang out from the fire

(2) : to be resilient or elastic also : to move by elastic force the lid sprang shut

b : to become warped

2 : to issue with speed and force or as a stream tears spring from our eyes

3a : to grow as a plant

b : to issue by birth or descent sprang from the upper class

c : to come into being : arise towns sprang up across the plains

d archaic : dawn

e : to begin to blow —used with up a breeze quickly sprang up

4a : to make a leap or series of leaps springing across the lawn

b : to leap or jump up suddenly sprang from their seats

5 : to stretch out in height : rise

6 : pay —used with for I'll spring for the drinks