Definition of spring

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Spring (v. t.) To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence..

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Spiral :: Spiral (a.) Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the horse made a bolt..
Flow :: Flow (v. i.) To move with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid; to change place or circulate, as a liquid; as, rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes..
Geyser :: Geyser (n.) A boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud, etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam..
Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
Cowslip :: Cowslip (n.) In the United States, the marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip. See Illust. of Marsh marigold..
Basilary :: Basilary (n.) Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action.
Fruitless :: Fruitless (a.) Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless marriage..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly; to come or go suddenly; to dart; as, to bolt out of the room..
Sally :: Sally (v.) A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
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.
Sambo :: Sambo (n.) A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo..
Imp :: Imp (n.) An offspring; progeny; child; scion.
Seed :: Seed (n.) Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David..
Marabou :: Marabou (n.) One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
Drawbar :: Drawbar (n.) An openmouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train..
Syne :: Syndyasmian (a.) Pertaining to the state of pairing together sexually; -- said of animals during periods of procreation and while rearing their offspring.
Metisse :: Metisse (n. f.) The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of trees; woodland..
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank, sometimes springs in seasoning..
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