Definition of spring

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Spring (v. i.) To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power..

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Parent :: Parent (n.) One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother..
Jump :: Jump (v. i.) To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap.
Springy :: Springy (superl.) Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step..
Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To cause to explode; as, to spring a mine..
Ravissant :: Ravissant (a.) In a half-raised position, as if about to spring on prey..
Lineage :: Lineage (n.) Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
Rebound :: Rebound (v. i.) To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo..
Springal :: Spring (v. i.) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.
Dissilition :: Dissilition (n.) The act of bursting or springing apart.
Flatter :: Flatter (n.) A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc..
Snap :: Snap (v. t.) A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc..
Prongbuck :: Prongbuck (n.) The springbuck.
Glioma :: Glioma (n.) A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous system..
Bounce :: Bounce (v. i.) To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound; as, she bounced into the room..
Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence..
Scatebrous :: Scatebrous (a.) Abounding with springs.
Flicker :: Flicker (n.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca..
Thorough-brace :: Thorough-brace (n.) A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust. of Chaise..
Springer :: Springer (n.) The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring..
Springer :: Springer (n.) The grampus.
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