English-Thai Dictionary
Springfield
N เมือง ของ รัฐ อิลลิ นอ ยด์ muang-kong-rad-e-ri-noi
spring
N การ กระโดด กา รดีด กลับ bound jump leap kan-kra-dod
spring
N น้ำพุ ธรรมชาติ fountainhead nam-pu-tam-ma-chd
spring
N ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ rue-du-bai-mai-pi
spring
N สปริง ลวดสปริง coiled spring sa-ping
spring
N แหล่งกำเนิด มูล บ่อเกิด source lang-kam-noed
spring
VI ดีด ตัว เด้ง กระโดด สปริง ตัว bound jump leap did-tua
spring at
PHRV กระโจน ใส่ กระโดด ใส่ spring on kra-jon-sai
spring back
PHRV กระโดด กลับ กระโจน กลับ กระเด้ง กลับ kra-dod-kab
spring chicken
N ลูก ไก่ luk-kai
spring from
PHRV กระโดด จาก พรวด มาจาก โผล่ จาก (อย่างรวดเร็ว kra-dod-jak
spring on
PHRV กระโจน ใส่ กระโดด ใส่ spring at kra-jon-sai
spring out
PHRV กระโดด ออกมา กระโจน ออกมา kra-dod-ook-ma
spring to
PHRV กระโจน ไป ทาง กระโดด ไป ที่ kra-jon-pai-tang
spring up
PHRV กระโดด ขึ้น jump up leap up shoot up start up kra-dod-kuan
spring upon
PHRV กระโจน ใส่ กระโดด ใส่ spring on kra-jon-sai
springal
N เด็กวัยรุ่น springald
springboard
N กระดาน สำหรับ กระโดด น้ำ หรือ เล่น ยิมนาสติก kra-dan-sam-rab-kra-dod-nam
springboard
N จุดเริ่มต้น ทาง ความคิด หรือ การกระทำ jud-roem-ton-tang-kwam-kid
springbok
N ละมั่ง แอฟริกา gazelle springbuck la-mang-af-fri-ka
springbuck
N ละมั่ง แอฟริกา springbok gazelle la-mang-af-fri-ka
springe
N กับดัก หลุมพราง บ่วง แร้ว snare trap kab-dak
springe
VT สร้าง หลุมพราง วางกับดัก snare sang-luam-prang
springer
N ผู้ กระโดด phu-kra-dod
springer
N วัว สาว ที่ พร้อม จะ ให้กำเนิด ลูก วัว wua-sao-ti-prom-ja-hai-kam-noed-luk-wua
springer
N หิน รูป ลิ่ม ที่อยู่ ส่วน บน ของ ตอม่อ wedge-shaped stone voussoir hin-rub-rim-ti-yi-suan-bon-kong-tor-mor
springhalt
N โรค ขา แพลง ของ ม้า stringhalt
springhead
N ต้นกำเนิด ต้นตอ origin source ton-kam-noed
springhead
N ต้นน้ำ แหล่งน้ำ fountainhead tom-nam
springhouse
N เรือน เล็กๆ สร้าง ที่ ริม ลำธาร เพื่อ เก็บ อาหาร ให้ เย็น ruan-lek-lek-sang-ti-rim-ram-tan
springing
N การ กระโดด จุดเริ่ม โค้ง
springlet
N น้ำพุ เล็กๆ small spring nam-pu-lek-lek
springlike
ADJ ซึ่งผ ลิด อก ออก ใบ เขียวชอุ่ม flowering vernal sueng-pi-dok-ook-pon
springtail
N แมลง ไร้ ปีก ตัวเล็กๆ ประเภท Collembola สามารถ กระโดด ได้ สูง มาก
springtide
N กระแสน้ำ ขึ้น หรือ ลง อย่างมาก ใน ช่วง พระจันทร์เต็มดวง kra-sea-nam-ti-kuan-long-yang-mak
springtime
N ระยะ แรกเริ่ม และ ดี ที่สุด springtide ra-ya-reak-roem-ti-de-ti-sud
springtime
N ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ spring April rue-du-dai-mai-pi
springtime
N ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ spring rue-du-dai-mai-pi
springwood
N วงใน ของ เนื้อไม้ ที่ เพิ่ง ขึ้น ใหม่ wong-nai-kong-nuan-ti-pong-kuan-mai
springy
ADJ ยืดหยุ่น elastic flexible yuad-yuan
springy
ADJ เป็น สปริง ซึ่ง เด้ง ได้ bouncy resilient pen-sa-ping
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SPRING
v.i.pret. sprung, [sprang, not wholly obsolete; ] pp. sprung. 1. To vegetate and rise out of the ground; to begin to appear; as vegetables.
To satisfy the desolate ground, and cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth. Job 38:27.
2. To begin to grow.
The teeth of the young not sprung--
3. To proceed, as from the seed or cause.
Much more good of sin shall spring.
4. To arise; to appear; to begin to appear or exist.
When the day began to spring, they let her go. Judges 19:25.
Do not blast my springing hopes.
5. To break forth; to issue into sight or notice.
O spring to light; auspicious babe, be born.
6. To issue or proceed, as from ancestors or from a country. Aaron and Moses sprung from Levi.
7. To proceed, as from a cause, reason, principle, or other original. The noblest title springs from virtue.
They found new hope to spring out of despair.
8. To grow; to thrive.
What makes all this but Jupiter the king, at whose command we perish and we spring.
9. To proceed or issue, as from a fountain or source. Water springs from reservoirs in the earth. Rivers spring from lakes or ponds.
1 . To leap; to bound; to jump.
The mountain stag that springs from highth to highth, and bounds along the plains--
11. To fly back; to start; as, a bow when bent, springs back by its elastic power.
12. To start or rise suddenly from a covert.
Watchful as fowlers when their game will spring.
13. To shoot; to issue with speed and violence.
And sudden light sprung through the vaulted roof--
14. To bend or wind from a straight direction or plane surface. Our mechanics say, a piece of timber or a plank springs in seasoning.
To spring at, to leap towards; to attempt to reach by a leap.
To spring in, to rush in; to enter with a leap or in haste.
To spring forth, to leap out; to rush out.
To spring on or upon, to leap on; to rush on with haste or violence; to assault.
SPRING
v.t. 1. To start or rouse, as game; to cause to rise from the earth or from a covert; as, to spring a pheasant.
2. To produce quickly or unexpectedly.
The nurse, surprisd with fright, starts up and leaves her bed, and springs a light.
[I have never heard such an expression. ]
3. To start; to contrive or to produce or propose on a sudden; to produce unexpectedly.
The friends to the cause sprang a new project.
[In lieu of spring, the people int he United States generally use start; to start a new project. ]
4. To cause to explode; as, to spring a mine.
5. To burst; to cause to open; as, to spring a leak. When it is said, a vessel has sprung a leak, the meaning is, the leak has then commenced.
6. To crack; as, to spring a mast or a yard.
7. To cause to close suddenly, as the parts of a trap; as, to spring a trap.
To spring a butt, in seamens language, to loosen the end of a plank in a ships bottom.
To spring the luff, when a vessel yields to the helm, and sails nearer to the wind than before.
To spring a fence, for to leap a fence, is not a phrase used in this country.
To spring an arch, to set off, begin or commence an arch from an abutment or pier.
SPRING
n. 1. A leap; a bound; a jump; as of an animal.
The prisner with a spring from prison broke.
2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former state by its elasticity; as the spring of a bow.
3. Elastic power or force. The soul or the mind requires relaxation, that it may recover its natural spring.
Heavns, what a spring was in his arm.
4. An elastic body; a body which, when bent or forced from its natural state, has the power of recovering it; as the spring of a watch or clock.
5. Any active power; that by which action or motion is produced or propagated.
--Like nature letting down the springs of life.
Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move the heros glory--
6. A fountain of water; an issue of water from the earth, or the basin of water at the place of its issue. Springs are temporary or perennial. From springs proceed rivulets, and rivulets united form rivers. Lakes and ponds are usually fed by springs.
7. The place where water usually issues from the earth, though no water is there. Thus we say, a spring is dry.
8. A source; that from which supplies are drawn. The real Christian has in his own breast a perpetual and inexhaustible spring of joy.
The sacred spring whence right and honor stream.
9. Rise; original; as the spring of the day. 1 Samuel 9:26.
1 . Cause; original. The springs of great events are often concealed from common observation.
11. The season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and rise; the vernal season. This season comprehends the months of March, April and May, in the middle latitudes north of the equator.
12. In seamens language, a crack in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely. [In the sense of leak, I believe it is not used. ]
13. A rope passed out of a ships stern and attached to a cable proceeding from her bow, when she is at anchor. It is intended to bring her broadside to bear upon some object. A spring is also a rope extending diagonally from the stern of one ship to the head of another, to make on ship sheer off to a greater distance.
14. A plant; a shoot; a young tree. [Not in use. ]
15. A youth. [Not in use. ]
16. A hand; a shoulder of pork. [Not in use. ]
SPRINGAL
n.A youth. [Not in use. ]
SPRING-BOK
n.An African animal of the antelope kind.
SPRINGE
n.[from spring. ] A gin; a noose; which being fastened to an elastic body, is drawn close with a sudden spring, by which means it catches a bird.
SPRINGE
v.t.To catch in a springe; to ensnare.
SPRINGER
n. 1. One who springs; one that rouses game.
2. A name given to the grampus.
3. In architecture, the rib of a groin or concentrated vault.
SPRING-HALT
n.[spring and halt. ] A kind of lameness in which a horse twitches up his legs.
SPRING-HEAD
n.A fountain or source. [Useless. ]
SPRINGINESS
n.[from springy. ] 1. Elasticity; also, the power of springing.
2. The state of abounding with springs; wetness; spunginess; as of land.
SPRINGING
ppr. Arising; shooting up; leaping; proceeding; rousing. Sprining use, in law, a contingent use; a use which may arise upon a contingency.
SPRINGING
n. 1. The act or process of leaping, arising, issuing or proceeding.
2. Growth; increase. Psalm 65:1 .
3. In building, the side of an arch contiguous to the part on which it rests.
SPRINGLE
n.A springe; a noose. [Not in use. ]
SPRING-TIDE
n.[spring and tide. ] The tide which happens at or soon after the new and full moon, which rises higher than common tides.
SPRING-WHEAT
n.[spring and wheat. ] A species of wheat to be sown in the spring; so called in distinction from winter wheat.
SPRINGY
a.[from spring. ] 1. Elastic; possessing the power of recovering itself when bent or twisted.
2. Having great elastic power.
3. Having the power to leap; able to leap far.
4. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spungy; as springy land.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SPRING
Spring, v. i. [imp. Sprang or Sprung (; p. p. Sprung; p. pr. & vb. n.Springing. ] Etym: [AS. springan; akin to D. & G. springen, OS. & OHG. springan, Icel. & Sw. springa, Dan. springe; cf. Gr. Springe, Sprinkle. ]
1. To leap; to bound; to jump. The mountain stag that springs From height to height, and bounds along the plains. Philips.
2. To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity; to dart; to shoot. And sudden light Sprung through the vaulted roof. Dryden.
3. To start or rise suddenly, as from a covert. Watchful as fowlers when their game will spring. Otway.
4. To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power.
5. To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank, sometimes springs in seasoning.
6. To shoot up, out, or forth; to come to the light; to begin to appear; to emerge; as a plant from its seed, as streams from their source, and the like; -often followed by up, forth, or out. Till well nigh the day began to spring. Chaucer. To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth. Job xxxviii. 27. Do not blast my springing hopes. Rowe. O, spring to light; auspicious Babe, be born. Pope.
7. To issue or proceed, as from a parent or ancestor; to result, as from a cause, motive, reason, or principle. [They found ] new hope to spring Out of despair, joy, but with fear yet linked. Milton.
8. To grow; to prosper. What makes all this, but Jupiter the king, At whose command we perish, and we spring Dryden. To spring at, to leap toward; to attempt to reach by a leap. -- To spring forth, to leap out; to rush out. -- To spring in, to rush in; to enter with a leap or in haste. -- To spring on or upon, to leap on; to rush on with haste or violence; to assault.
SPRING
SPRING Spring, v. t.
1. To cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert; as, to spring a pheasant.
2. To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly. She starts, and leaves her bed, amd springs a light. Dryden. The friends to the cause sprang a new project. Swift.
3. To cause to explode; as, to spring a mine.
4. To crack or split; to bend or strain so as to weaken; as, to spring a mast or a yard.
5. To cause to close suddenly, as the parts of a trap operated by a spring; as, to spring a trap.
6. To bend by force, as something stiff or strong; to force or put by bending, as a beam into its sockets, and allowing it to straighten when in place; -- often with in, out, etc. ; as, to spring in a slat or a bar.
7. To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence. To spring a butt (Naut. ), to loosen the end of a plank in a ship's bottom. -- To spring a leak (Naut. ), to begin to leak. -- To spring an arch (Arch. ), to build an arch; -- a common term among masons; as, to spring an arcg over a lintel. -- To spring a rattle, to cause a rattle to sound. See Watchman's rattle, under Watchman. -- To spring the luff (Naut. ), to ease the helm, and sail nearer to the wind than before; -- said of a vessel. Mar. Dict. -- To spring a mast or spar (Naut. ), to strain it so that it is unserviceable.
SPRING
Spring, n. Etym: [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See Spring, v. i.]
1. A leap; a bound; a jump. The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden.
2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former state by elasticity; as, the spring of a bow.
3. Elastic power or force. Heavens! what a spring was in his arm! Dryden.
4. An elastic body of any kind, as steel, India rubber, tough wood, or compressed air, used for various mechanical purposes, as receiving and imparting power, diminishing concussion, regulating motion, measuring weight or other force.
Note: The principal varieties of springs used in mechanisms are the spiral spring (Fig. a ), the coil spring (Fig. b ), the elliptic spring (Fig. c ), the half-elliptic spring (Fig. d ), the volute spring, the India-rubber spring, the atmospheric spring, etc.
5. Any source of supply; especially, the source from which a stream proceeds; as issue of water from the earth; a natural fountain. "All my springs are in thee. " Ps. lxxxvii. 7. "A secret spring of spiritual joy. " Bentley. "The sacred spring whence and honor streams." red rose of the House of Lancaster. Sir J. Davies.
6. Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive. Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move The hero's glory, or the virgin's love. Pope.
7. That which springs, or is originated, from a source; as: (a ) A race; lineage. [Obs. ] Chapman. (b ) A youth; a springal. [Obs. ] Spenser. (c ) A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of trees; woodland. [Obs. ] Spenser. Milton.
8. That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively tune. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.
9. The season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and grow; the vernal season, usually comprehending the months of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of the equator. "The green lap of the new-come spring. " Shak.
Note: Spring of the astronomical year begins with the vernal equinox, about March 21st, and ends with the summer solstice, about June 21st.
1 . The time of growth and progress; early portion; first stage. "The spring of the day. " 1 Sam. ix. 26. O how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day. Shak.
11. (Naut. ) (a ) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely. (b ) 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. Air spring, Boiling spring, etc. See under Air, Boiling, etc. -- Spring back (Bookbinding ), a back with a curved piece of thin sheet iron or of stiff pasteboard fastened to the inside, the effect of which is to make the leaves of a book thus bound (as a ledger or other account or blank book ) spring up and lie flat. -- Spring balance, a contrivance for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring of steel. -- Spring beam, a beam that supports the side of a paddle box. See Paddle beam, under Paddle, n. -- Spring beauty. (a ) (Bot. ) Any plant of the genus Claytonia, delicate herbs with somewhat fleshy leaves and pretty blossoms, appearing in springtime. (b ) (Zoöl.) A small, elegant American butterfly (Erora læta ) which appears in spring. The hind wings of the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of the female are mostly blue. -- Spring bed, a mattress, under bed, or bed bottom, in which springs, as of metal, are employed to give the required elasticity. -- Spring beetle (Zoöl.), a snapping beetle; an elater. -- Spring box, the box or barrel in a watch, or other piece of mechanism, in which the spring is contained. -- Spring fly (Zoöl.), a caddice fly; -- so called because it appears in the spring. -- Spring grass (Bot. ), a vernal grass. See under Vernal. -- Spring gun, a firearm disharged by a spring, when this is trodden upon or is otherwise moved. -- Spring hook (Locomotive Engines ), one of the hooks which fix the driving-wheel spring to the frame. -- Spring latch, a latch that fastens with a spring.
-- Spring lock, a lock that fastens with a spring. -- Spring mattress, a spring bed. -- Spring of an arch (Arch. ) See Springing line of an arch, under Springing. -- Spring of pork, the lower part of a fore quarter, which is divided from the neck, and has the leg and foot without the shoulder. [Obs. ] Nares. Sir, pray hand the spring of pork to me. Gayton.-- Spring pin (Locomotive Engines ), an iron rod fitted between the springs and the axle boxes, to sustain and regulate the pressure on the axles. -- Spring rye, a kind of rye sown in the spring; -- in distinction from winter rye, sown in autumn. -- Spring stay (Naut. ), a preventer stay, to assist the regular one. R. H. Dana, Jr. -- Spring tide, the tide which happens at, or soon after, the new and the full moon, and which rises higher than common tides. See Tide. -- Spring wagon, a wagon in which springs are interposed between the body and the axles to form elastic supports. -- Spring wheat, any kind of wheat sown in the spring; -- in distinction from winter wheat, which is sown in autumn.
SPRINGAL; SPRINGALD; SPRINGALL
Spring "al, Spring "ald, Spring "all, a. Etym: [Scot. springald,springel, fr. Scot. & E. spring. ]
Defn: An active, springly young man. [Obs. ] "There came two springals of full tender years. " Spenser. Joseph, when he was sold to Potiphar, that great man, was a fair young springall. Latimer.
SPRINGAL
Spring "al, n. Etym: [OF. espringale; of Teutonic origin, akin to E.spring. ]
Defn: An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring.
SPRINGBOARD
SPRINGBOARD Spring "board `, n.
Defn: An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising.
SPRINGBOK; SPRINGBUCK
Spring "bok `, Spring "buck `, n. Etym: [D. springbok; springen to spring, leap + bok a he-goat, buck. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A South African gazelle (Gazella euchore ) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lighty and suddenly into the air. It has a white dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the rump and tail. Called also springer. [Written also springboc, and springbock.]
SPRINGE
Springe, n. Etym: [From Spring, v. i.: cf. G. sprenkel, Prov. E.springle. ]
Defn: A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare. As a woodcock to mine own springe. Shak.
SPRINGE
SPRINGE Springe, v. t.
Defn: To catch in a springe; to insnare. [R.]
SPRINGE
Spring "e ( or ), v. t. Etym: [OE. sprengen. See Sprinkle. ]
Defn: To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs. ] He would sowen some difficulty, Or springen cockle in our cleane corn. Chaucer.
SPRINGER
SPRINGER Spring "er, n.
1. One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game.
2. A young plant. [Obs. ] Evelyn.
3. (Arch. ) (a ) The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring. Hence: (b ) The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer. (c ) The rib of a groined vault, as being the solid abutment for each section of vaulting.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The grampus.
5. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A variety of the field spaniel. See Spaniel.
6. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of antelope; the sprinkbok.
SPRINGHALT
SPRINGHALT Spring "halt `, n. (Far. )
Defn: A kind of lameness in horse. See Stringhalt. Shak.
SPRINGHEAD
SPRINGHEAD Spring "head `, n.
Defn: A fountain or source.
SPRINGINESS
SPRINGINESS Spring "i *ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being springly. Boyle.
SPRINGING
SPRINGING Spring "ing, n.
1. The act or process of one who, or that which, springs.
2. Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a plant. Thou blessest the springing thereof. Ps. lxv. 1 . Springing line of an arch (Arch. ), the horizontal line drawn through the junction of the vertical face of the impost with the curve of the intrados; -- called also spring of an arch.
SPRINGLE
SPRINGLE Sprin "gle, n.
Defn: A springe. [Prov. Eng. ]
SPRINGLET
SPRINGLET Spring "let, n.
Defn: A little spring. But yet from out the little hill Oozes the slender springlet still. Sir W. Scott.
SPRING STEEL
SPRING STEEL Spring steel.
Defn: A variety of steel, elastic, strong, and tough, rolled for springs, etc.
SPRINGTAIL
SPRINGTAIL Spring "tail `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of small apterous insects belonging to the order Thysanura. They have two elastic caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap to a considerable distance. See Collembola, and Podura.
SPRINGTIDE
SPRINGTIDE Spring "tide, n.
Defn: The time of spring; springtime. Thomson.
SPRINGTIME
SPRINGTIME Spring "time `, n.
Defn: The season of spring; springtide.
SPRINGY
Spring "y, a. [Compar. Springier; superl. Springiest.] Etym: [From Spring. ]
1. Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step. Though her little frame was slight, it was firm and springy. Sir W. Scott.
2. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spongy; as, springy land.
New American Oxford Dictionary
spring
spring |spriNG sprɪŋ | ▶verb ( past sprang |spraNG | or sprung |sprəNG |; past participle sprung ) 1 [ no obj. ] move or jump suddenly or rapidly upward or forward: I sprang out of bed | figurative : they sprang to her defense. • move rapidly or suddenly from a constrained position by or as if by the action of a spring: the drawer sprang open. • operate suddenly by means of a mechanism: [ no obj. ] : the engine sprang into life. • [ with obj. ] cause (a game bird ) to rise from cover. • [ with obj. ] informal bring about the escape or release of (a prisoner ): the president sought to spring the hostages. 2 [ no obj. ] (spring from ) originate or arise from: madness and creativity could spring from the same source. • appear suddenly or unexpectedly from: tears sprang from his eyes. • (spring up ) suddenly develop or appear: a terrible storm sprang up. • [ with obj. ] (spring something on ) present or propose something suddenly or unexpectedly to (someone ): we decided to spring a surprise on them. 3 [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. sprung ) cushion or fit (a vehicle or item of furniture ) with springs: a fully sprung mattress. 4 [ no obj. ] (esp. of wood ) become warped or split. • [ with obj. ] (of a boat ) suffer splitting of (a mast or other part ). 5 [ no obj. ] (spring for ) informal pay for, esp. as a treat for someone else: he's never offered to spring for dinner. • [ with obj. ] archaic spend (money ): he might spring a few pennies more. ▶noun 1 the season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November: in spring the garden is a feast of blossom | [ as modifier ] : spring rain | figurative : he was in the spring of his years. • Astronomy the period from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice. • short for spring tide. 2 a resilient device, typically a helical metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released, used chiefly to exert constant tension or absorb movement. • the ability to spring back strongly; elasticity: the mattress has lost its spring. 3 [ in sing. ] a sudden jump upward or forward: with a sudden spring, he leapt onto the table. • informal, dated an escape or release from prison. 4 a place where water or oil wells up from an underground source, or the basin or flow formed in such a way: [ as modifier ] : spring water. • the origin or a source of something: the place was a spring of musical talent. 5 an upward curvature of a ship's deck planking from the horizontal. • a split in a wooden plank or spar under strain. PHRASES spring a leak (of a boat or container ) develop a leak. [originally a phrase in nautical use, referring to timbers springing out of position. ] spring a trap cause a trap for catching animals to close suddenly. • trick someone into doing something: she decided to spring the trap after noticing that her husband was behaving erratically. DERIVATIVES spring less adjective, spring like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English spring (noun ), springan (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German springen. Early use in the senses ‘head of a well ’ and ‘rush out in a stream ’ gave rise to the figurative use ‘originate. ’ usage: In British English the standard past tense is sprang ( she sprang forward ), while in US English the past can be either sprang or sprung ( I sprung out of bed ). In both British and US English, the past participle is always sprung ( by late aftenoon, the boat had sprung another leak ).
spring balance
spring bal |ance ▶noun a balance that measures weight by the tension of a spring.
spring beauty
spring beau ty ▶noun a spring-flowering succulent plant of the purslane family. [Genus Claytonia, family Portulacaceae: several species, in particular the white- or pink-flowered C. virginica, found in moist woods in North America. ]
springboard
spring board |ˈspriNGˌbôrd ˈsprɪŋˌbɔ (ə )rd | ▶noun a strong, flexible board from which someone can jump in order to gain added impetus when performing a dive or a gymnastic movement. • a thing that lends impetus or assistance to a particular action, enterprise, or development: an economic plan that may be the springboard for recovery.
springbok
spring bok |ˈspriNGˌbäk ˈsprɪŋˌbɑk | ▶noun a gazelle with a characteristic habit of leaping (pronking ) when disturbed, forming large herds on arid plains in southern Africa. [Antidorcas marsupialis, family Bovidae. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Afrikaans, from Dutch springen ‘to spring ’ + bok ‘antelope. ’
spring break
spring break ▶noun a week's vacation for students in the spring, typically at Easter.
spring chicken
spring chick en |ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪkən | ▶noun 1 [ usu. with negative ] informal a young person: you're no spring chicken yourself anymore. 2 a young chicken for eating (originally available only in spring ).
spring cleaning
spring clean ing ▶noun a thorough cleaning of a house or room, typically undertaken in spring. ▶verb ( spring-clean ) [ with obj. ] clean (a home or room ) thoroughly: it was Veronica who spring-cleaned the apartment.
Springdale
Spring dale |ˈspriNGˌdāl ˈsprɪŋˌdeɪl | a commercial and agricultural city in northwestern Arkansas; pop. 68,180 (est. 2008 ).
springe
springe |sprinj sprɪnʤ | ▶noun a noose or snare for catching small game. ORIGIN Middle English: from the base of spring .
spring equinox
spring e qui nox ▶noun another term for vernal equinox.
springer
spring er |ˈspriNGər ˈsprɪŋər | ▶noun 1 (usu. springer spaniel ) a small spaniel of a breed originally used to spring game. There are two main breeds, the English springer spaniel, typically black and white or brown and white, and the less common red and white Welsh springer spaniel. 2 Architecture the lowest stone in an arch, where the curve begins. 3 a cow or heifer near to calving.
springerle
spring er le |SHpriNGərlə ʃprɪŋərlə | ▶noun ( pl. same or springerles ) a German anise-flavored Christmas cookie with an embossed design on top made with a special rolling pin. ORIGIN German dialect Springerle, literally ‘little jumping horses. ’
spring fever
spring fe ver ▶noun a feeling of restlessness and excitement felt at the beginning of spring.
Springfield
Spring field |ˈspriNGˌfēld ˈsprɪŋfild | 1 the state capital of Illinois; pop. 117,352 (est. 2008 ). It was the home and burial place of Abraham Lincoln. 2 a city in southwestern Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River; pop. 150,640 (est. 2008 ). It was first settled in 1636. 3 a city in southwestern Missouri, on the northern edge of the Ozark Mountains; pop. 156,206 (est. 2008 ). 4 a city in west central Ohio, west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton; pop. 62,269 (est. 2008 ). 5 a city in western Oregon, on the Willamette River, an eastern suburb of Eugene; pop. 57,224 (est. 2008 ).
Springfield, Dusty
Spring field, Dusty |ˈspriNGˌfēld ˈsprɪŋfild | (1939 –99 ), British pop-rock singer; born Mary O'Brien. Her hits include “You Don't Have to Say You Love Me ” (1966 ) and “What Have I Done to Deserve This ” (1987 ). Among her albums are Dusty in Memphis (1969 ), Reputation (1990 ), and A Very Fine Love (1995 ).
springform pan
spring form pan |ˈspriNGˌfôrm -fɔːrm | ▶noun a round cake pan with a removable bottom that is held in place by a sprung collar forming the sides.
spring greens
spring greens ▶plural noun the leaves of young cabbage plants of a variety that does not develop a heart.
springhare
spring hare |ˈspriNGˌhe (ə )r ˈsprɪŋˌhɛ (ə )r |(also springhaas |ˈspriNGˌhäs |) ▶noun ( pl. springhares also springhaas ) a large nocturnal burrowing rodent resembling a miniature kangaroo, with a rabbitlike head, a long bushy tail, and long hind limbs, native to southern Africa. [Pedetes capensis, the only member of the family Pedetidae. ]
spring line
spring line ▶noun a hawser laid out diagonally aft from a ship's bow or forward from a ship's stern and secured to a fixed point in order to prevent movement or assist maneuvering.
spring-loaded
spring-load ed |ˈˌsprɪŋ ˈˌloʊdəd | ▶adjective containing a compressed or stretched spring pressing one part against another: a spring-loaded clothespin.
spring lock
spring lock ▶noun a type of lock with a spring-loaded bolt that requires a key to open it, as distinct from a deadbolt.
spring mattress
spring mat |tress ▶noun a mattress containing springs in a frame.
spring onion
spring on ion ▶noun British term for green onion.
spring peeper
spring peep er ▶noun see peeper 2.
spring roll
spring roll |sprɪŋ roʊl | ▶noun an Asian snack consisting of rice paper filled with minced vegetables and usually meat, rolled into a cylinder and fried.
Springsteen, Bruce
Spring steen, Bruce |ˈspriNGˌstēn ˈsprɪŋstin | (1949 –), US rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist; noted for his songs about working-class life in the US; full name Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen. Notable albums: Born to Run (1975 ) and Born in the U.S.A. (1984 ).
springtail
spring tail |ˈspriNGˌtāl ˈsprɪŋteɪl | ▶noun a minute primitive wingless insect that has a springlike organ under the abdomen that enables it to leap when disturbed. Springtails are abundant in the soil and leaf litter. [Order Collembola: many families. ]
springtide
spring tide ▶noun literary term for springtime.
spring tide
spring tide |ˈspriNG ˌtīd ˈsprɪŋ taɪd | ▶noun a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
springtime
spring time |ˈspriNGˌtīm ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm | ▶noun the season of spring. • literary the early part or first stage of something: the springtime of their marriage.
spring training
spring train ing ▶noun Baseball the preseason period, esp. in February and March, when baseball players prepare for the upcoming season.
spring water
spring wa ter ▶noun water from a spring, as opposed to river water or rainwater.
springy
spring y |ˈspriNGē ˈsprɪŋi | ▶adjective ( springier, springiest ) springing back quickly when squeezed or stretched; elastic: the springy turf. • (of movements ) light and confident: he left the room with a springy step. DERIVATIVES spring i ly |ˈspriNGəlē |adverb, spring i ness noun
Oxford Dictionary
spring
spring |sprɪŋ | ▶verb ( past sprang |spraŋ | or chiefly N. Amer. sprung |sprʌŋ |; past participle sprung ) 1 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards: I sprang out of bed | figurative : they sprang to her defence. • [ no obj., with complement or adverbial ] move rapidly or suddenly from a constrained position by or as if by the action of a spring: the drawer sprang open. • operate suddenly by means of a mechanism: the engine sprang into life. • [ with obj. ] cause (a game bird ) to rise from cover. • [ with obj. ] informal bring about the escape or release of (a prisoner ): the president sought to spring the hostages. 2 [ no obj. ] (spring from ) originate or arise from: madness and creativity could spring from the same source. • appear suddenly or unexpectedly from: tears sprang from his eyes. • (spring up ) suddenly develop or appear: a terrible storm sprang up. • [ with obj. ] (spring something on ) present or propose something suddenly or unexpectedly to (someone ): we decided to spring a surprise on them. 3 [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. sprung ) cushion or fit (a vehicle or item of furniture ) with springs: a fully sprung bed. 4 [ no obj. ] (especially of wood ) become warped or split. • [ with obj. ] (of a boat ) suffer splitting of (a mast or other part ). 5 [ no obj. ] (spring for ) N. Amer. informal pay for: don't spring for the album until you've heard it. • [ with obj. ] archaic spend (money ): he might spring a few shillings more. 6 [ with obj. ] Austral. informal come upon (an illicit activity or its perpetrator ): our science teacher sprung me acting the goat. ▶noun 1 the season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November: in spring the garden is a feast of blossom | [ as modifier ] : spring rain. • Astronomy the period from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice. • short for spring tide. 2 an elastic device, typically a helical metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released, used chiefly to exert constant tension or absorb movement. • [ mass noun ] the ability to spring back strongly; elasticity: the mattress has lost its spring. 3 [ in sing. ] a sudden jump upwards or forwards: with a sudden spring, he leapt on to the table. • informal, dated an escape or release from prison. 4 a place where water or oil wells up from an underground source, or the basin or flow formed in such a way: the well is fed by mountain springs. • (usu. springs ) the origin or a source of something: the springs of his own emotions. 5 an upward curvature of a ship's deck planking from the horizontal. • a split in a wooden plank or spar under strain. 6 Nautical a hawser laid out diagonally aft from a ship's bow or forward from a ship's stern and secured to a fixed point in order to prevent movement or assist manoeuvring. PHRASES spring a leak (of a boat or container ) develop a leak. [originally in nautical use, referring to timbers springing out of position. ] spring a trap cause a trap for catching animals to close suddenly. • trick someone into doing something: she decided to spring the trap after noticing that her husband was behaving erratically. DERIVATIVES springless adjective, springlet noun ( literary ), springlike adjective ORIGIN Old English spring (noun ), springan (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German springen. Early use in the senses ‘head of a well ’ and ‘rush out in a stream ’ gave rise to the figurative use ‘originate ’. usage: In British English the standard past tense is sprang ( she sprang forward ), while in US English the past can be either sprang or sprung ( I sprung out of bed ).
spring balance
spring bal |ance ▶noun a balance that measures weight by the tension of a spring.
spring beauty
spring beauty ▶noun a spring-flowering succulent plant. ●Genera Claytonia and Montia, family Portulacaceae: several species, in particular the American M. perfoliata, naturalized in Britain, and C. virginica, sometimes cultivated as an ornamental.
springboard
spring |board |ˈsprɪŋbɔːd | ▶noun 1 a strong, flexible board from which someone may jump in order to gain added impetus when performing a dive or a gymnastic movement. • a thing that lends impetus or assistance to a particular action, enterprise, or development: an economic plan that may be the springboard for recovery. 2 Canadian & Austral. a platform fixed to the side of a tree and used by a lumberjack when working at some height from the ground.
springbok
springbok |ˈsprɪŋbɒk | ▶noun 1 (S. African also springbuck ) a gazelle with a characteristic habit of leaping (pronking ) when disturbed, forming large herds on plains in southern Africa. ●Antidorcas marsupialis, family Bovidae. 2 ( the Springboks ) the South African international rugby union team. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Afrikaans, from Dutch springen ‘to spring ’ + bok ‘antelope ’.
spring break
spring break ▶noun N. Amer. a week's holiday for school and college students at Easter. DERIVATIVES spring breaker noun
spring chicken
spring chick ¦en ▶noun 1 [ usu. with negative ] informal a young person: you're no spring chicken yourself any more. 2 a young chicken for eating (originally available only in spring ).
spring clean
spring clean ▶noun Brit. a thorough cleaning of a house or room, typically undertaken in spring. ▶verb ( spring-clean ) [ with obj. ] clean (a home or room ) thoroughly.
Springdale
Spring dale |ˈspriNGˌdāl ˈsprɪŋˌdeɪl | a commercial and agricultural city in northwestern Arkansas; pop. 68,180 (est. 2008 ).
springe
springe |sprɪn (d )ʒ | ▶noun a noose or snare for catching small game. ORIGIN Middle English: from the base of spring .
spring equinox
spring equi |nox ▶noun the equinox in spring, on about 20 March in the northern hemisphere and 22 September in the southern hemisphere. • Astronomy the equinox in March. Also called vernal equinox.
springer
spring ¦er |ˈsprɪŋə | ▶noun 1 (also springer spaniel ) a small spaniel of a breed originally used to spring game. There are two main breeds, the English springer, typically black and white or brown and white, and the less common red and white Welsh springer. 2 Architecture the lowest stone in an arch, where the curve begins. 3 a cow or heifer near to calving. 4 S. African any of a number of fish noted for leaping out of the water, in particular: • the tenpounder or ladyfish. • the skipjack tuna.
springerle
spring er le |SHpriNGərlə ʃprɪŋərlə | ▶noun ( pl. same or springerles ) a German anise-flavored Christmas cookie with an embossed design on top made with a special rolling pin. ORIGIN German dialect Springerle, literally ‘little jumping horses. ’
spring fever
spring fever ▶noun [ mass noun ] a feeling of restlessness and excitement felt at the beginning of spring.
Springfield
Spring |field |ˈsprɪŋfiːld | 1 the state capital of Illinois; pop. 117,352 (est. 2008 ). It was the home and burial place of Abraham Lincoln. 2 a city in SW Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River; pop. 150,640 (est. 2008 ). It was first settled in 1636. 3 a city in SW Missouri, on the northern edge of the Ozark Mountains; pop. 156,206 (est. 2008 ).
Springfield, Dusty
Spring field, Dusty |ˈspriNGˌfēld ˈsprɪŋfild | (1939 –99 ), British pop-rock singer; born Mary O'Brien. Her hits include “You Don't Have to Say You Love Me ” (1966 ) and “What Have I Done to Deserve This ” (1987 ). Among her albums are Dusty in Memphis (1969 ), Reputation (1990 ), and A Very Fine Love (1995 ).
springform pan
spring form pan |ˈspriNGˌfôrm -fɔːrm | ▶noun a round cake pan with a removable bottom that is held in place by a sprung collar forming the sides.
spring greens
spring greens ▶plural noun the leaves of young cabbage plants of a variety that does not develop a heart.
springhare
springhare |ˈsprɪŋhɛː |(also springhaas |ˈsprɪŋhɑːs |) ▶noun ( pl. springhares or springhaas ) a large nocturnal burrowing rodent resembling a miniature kangaroo, with a rabbit-like head, a long bushy tail, and long hindlimbs, native to southern Africa. ●Pedetes capensis, the only member of the family Pedetidae.
spring line
spring line ▶noun a hawser laid out diagonally aft from a ship's bow or forward from a ship's stern and secured to a fixed point in order to prevent movement or assist maneuvering.
spring-loaded
spring-loaded ▶adjective containing a compressed or stretched spring pressing one part against another: a spring-loaded clothes peg.
spring lock
spring lock ▶noun a type of lock with a spring-loaded bolt which requires a key only to open it, as distinct from a deadlock.
spring mattress
spring mat |tress ▶noun a mattress containing springs in a frame.
spring onion
spring onion ▶noun Brit. an onion taken from the ground before the bulb has formed, typically eaten raw in salad.
spring peeper
spring peep ¦er ▶noun see peeper 2.
spring roll
spring roll ▶noun a Chinese snack consisting of a pancake filled with vegetables and sometimes meat, rolled into a cylinder and deep-fried.
Springsteen, Bruce
Spring |steen |ˈsprɪŋstiːn | (b.1949 ), American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, noted for his songs about working-class life in the US. Notable albums: Born to Run (1975 ) and Born in the USA (1984 ).
springtail
spring |tail |ˈsprɪŋteɪl | ▶noun a minute primitive wingless insect which has a springlike organ under the abdomen that enables it to leap when disturbed. Springtails are abundant in the soil and leaf litter. ●Order Collembola: many families.
springtide
spring |tide |ˈsprɪŋtʌɪd | ▶noun literary term for springtime.
spring tide
spring tide ▶noun a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
springtime
spring |time |ˈsprɪŋtʌɪm | ▶noun the season of spring.
spring training
spring train ing ▶noun Baseball the preseason period, esp. in February and March, when baseball players prepare for the upcoming season.
spring water
spring water ▶noun [ mass noun ] water from a spring, as opposed to river water or rainwater.
springy
springy |ˈsprɪŋi | ▶adjective ( springier, springiest ) springing back quickly when squeezed or stretched; elastic: the springy turf. • (of movements ) light and confident: he left the room with a springy step. DERIVATIVES springily adverb, springiness noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
spring
spring verb 1 the cat sprang off her lap: leap, jump, bound, vault, hop. 2 the branch sprang back: fly, whip, flick, whisk, kick, bounce. 3 all art springs from feelings: originate, derive, arise, stem, emanate, proceed, issue, evolve, come. 4 fifty men sprang from nowhere: appear suddenly, appear unexpectedly, materialize, pop up, shoot up, sprout, develop quickly; proliferate, mushroom. 5 he sprang the truth on me: announce suddenly /unexpectedly, reveal suddenly /unexpectedly, surprise someone with. ▶noun 1 with a sudden spring he leapt on to the table: leap, jump, bound, vault, hop; pounce. 2 the mattress has lost its spring: springiness, bounciness, bounce, resilience, elasticity, flexibility, stretch, stretchiness, give. 3 there was a spring in his step: buoyancy, bounce, energy, liveliness, jauntiness, sprightliness, confidence. 4 a mineral spring: source, geyser; literary wellspring, fount. 5 the spring from which all her emotions poured: origin, source, fountainhead, root, roots, basis; informal ground zero. WORD LINKS vernal relating to the season of spring Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
springy
springy adjective the earth was springy beneath her feet: elastic, stretchy, stretchable, tensile; flexible, pliant, pliable, whippy; bouncy, resilient, spongy. ANTONYMS rigid, squashy.
Oxford Thesaurus
spring
spring verb 1 Gina sprang to her feet | the cat sprang off her lap: leap, jump, bound, vault, hop. 2 the branch sprang back : fly back, recoil; kick back; rare resile. 3 some of these feelings spring from fears about death and ageing: originate from, have its origins in, derive from, arise from, stem from, emanate from, proceed from, start from, issue from, evolve from, come from. 4 about fifty men sprang from nowhere and surrounded them: appear suddenly, appear unexpectedly, materialize; informal pop up. 5 I'm sorry to spring the news on you like this: announce suddenly /unexpectedly, present suddenly /unexpectedly, introduce suddenly /unexpectedly, reveal suddenly /unexpectedly. 6 hotels are springing up all along the coast: appear, develop quickly, shoot up, sprout up, come into being, come into existence; proliferate, mushroom. ▶noun 1 we're getting married next spring: springtime, Eastertide; literary springtide, Maytime. 2 with a sudden spring he leapt on to the table: leap, jump, bound, vault, hop; pounce; rare saltation. 3 the mattress has lost its spring: springiness, bounciness, bounce, resilience, elasticity, flexibility, stretch, stretchiness, give; rare tensility. 4 there was a new spring in his step: buoyancy, bounce, bounciness, energy, liveliness, light-heartedness, jauntiness, sprightliness, confidence. 5 a mineral spring: well head; source; spa, geyser, hot spring, thermal spring, sulphur spring; literary well, wellspring, fount. 6 the springs of his own emotions: origin, source, fountainhead, root, roots, basis. ▶adjective two days of warm spring weather: springlike, vernal. WORD LINKS spring vernal relating to the season of spring Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
springy
springy adjective 1 the turf was springy beneath her feet: elastic, stretchy, whippy, stretchable, tensile; flexible, bouncy, resilient, cushiony, spongy, rubbery; rare tensible. ANTONYMS hard, stiff, rigid. 2 he left the room with a springy step: buoyant, bouncy, lively, light, light-hearted, carefree, jaunty, sprightly, confident. ANTONYMS heavy.
Duden Dictionary
Spring
Spring Substantiv, maskulin landschaftlich , der |Spr i ng |der Spring; Genitiv: des Spring [e ]s, Plural: die Springe das Sprudeln; Quelle
Spring
Spring Substantiv, feminin Seemannssprache , die |Spr i ng |die Spring; Genitiv: der Spring, Plural: die Springe Leine zum Festmachen; zum ausgeworfenen Anker führende Trosse
Springblende
Spring blen de Substantiv, feminin Fotografie , die |Spr i ngblende |
Springbrunnen
Spring brun nen Substantiv, maskulin , der |Spr i ngbrunnen |Brunnen, bei dem das Wasser aus Düsen in kräftigem Strahl in die Höhe steigt und in ein Becken zurückfällt
springen
sprin gen starkes Verb |spr i ngen |mittelhochdeutsch springen, althochdeutsch springan, ursprünglich = aufspringen, hervorbrechen, verwandt mit dem Spur zugrunde liegenden Verb mit der Bedeutung »treten; zappeln, zucken «1 a Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich [durch kräftiges Sichabstoßen mit den Beinen vom Boden ] in die Höhe, nach vorn schnellen gut, hoch springen können | mit Anlauf, aus dem Stand springen | nun spring doch endlich! | die Kinder springen mit dem [Spring ]seil | die Fische springen (schnellen sich aus dem Wasser ) | figurativ wenn man beim Mühlespiel nur noch drei Steine hat, darf man springen (seine Steine auf jeden beliebigen freien Punkt setzen )b Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich springend 1a irgendwohin, in eine bestimmte Richtung, von einem bestimmten Platz wegbewegen der Hund sprang ihm an die Kehle | die Katze ist auf den Tisch gesprungen | auf, vor einen fahrenden Zug springen | auf die Beine, Füße springen (mit einer raschen Bewegung aufstehen ) | aus dem Fenster, vom Dach springen | aus dem Bett springen (mit einer raschen, schwungvollen Bewegung aus dem Bett aufstehen ) | aus dem Auto, ins Auto springen (rasch aus dem Auto, ins Auto steigen ) | vor Freude in die Höhe springen | hin und her springen | ins Wasser, über Bord springen | vom Pferd springen | über den Graben, von Stein zu Stein springen | zur Seite springen | figurativ er springt von einem Thema zum anderen (wechselt oft unvermittelt das Thema ) | figurativ weil mehrere Kollegen krank waren, musste er springen (je nach Bedarf von einem Arbeitsplatz zum anderen wechseln )2 a Perfektbildung mit »ist « oder »hat « Sport einen Sprung 1b ausführen jeder darf dreimal springen | bist /hast du schon gesprungen? b Perfektbildung mit »ist « oder »hat « Sport beim Springen 2a (eine bestimmte Leistung ) erreichen er ist /hat 6,20 m, einen neuen Rekord gesprungen c Perfektbildung mit »ist « oder »hat « Sport (einen bestimmten Sprung ) ausführen einen Salto springen 3 Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich rasch in großen Sprüngen, in großen Sätzen fortbewegen die Kinder sprangen in alle Richtungen | ein Reh sprang über die Lichtung | figurativ wenn sie einen Wunsch hat, springt die ganze Familie (bemüht sich die ganze Familie, ihren Wunsch möglichst schnell zu erfüllen ) | figurativ die Flammen sprangen von Haus zu Haus 4 a Perfektbildung mit »ist « süddeutsch, schweizerisch laufen, rennen, eilen wenn wir den Bus noch kriegen wollen, müssen wir aber springen b Perfektbildung mit »ist « landschaftlich [rasch ] irgendwohin gehen [um etwas zu besorgen, zu erledigen ] ich spring nur rasch zum Bäcker, zum Briefkasten 5 a Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich mit einer raschen [ruckartigen ] Bewegung irgendwohin bewegen, irgendwohin rücken der Zeiger sprang auf die Acht | der Kilometerzähler springt gleich auf 50 000 | die Ampel (das Licht der Ampel ) sprang [von Gelb ] auf Rot b Perfektbildung mit »ist « (aus einer Lage ) geschnellt werden ein Knopf war ihm von der Jacke gesprungen | der Ball sprang ihm vom Fuß, sprang vom Schläger c Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich, einem starken Druck nachgebend, mit einem Ruck aus seiner Lage bewegen die Lok ist aus dem Gleis gesprungen | die Straßenbahn sprang aus den Schienen (entgleiste )etwas springen lassen /springenlassen umgangssprachlich etwas spendieren er hat 300 Euro springen lassen 6 a Perfektbildung mit »ist « [aufprallen und ] in die Höhe springen der Ball springt nicht mehr b Perfektbildung mit »ist « sich springend 6a irgendwohin bewegen der Ball sprang über die Torlinie, ins Aus 7 Perfektbildung mit »ist « gehoben spritzend, sprudelnd aus etwas hervortreten aus dem Stein sprangen Funken 8 a Perfektbildung mit »ist « einen Sprung 3 , Sprünge bekommen die Vase ist gesprungen b Perfektbildung mit »ist « zerspringen in Scherben, in 1000 Stücke springen | eine Saite ist gesprungen (gerissen )c Perfektbildung mit »ist « aufbrechen, platzen gesprungene Lippen
Springen
Sprin gen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Spr i ngen |das Springen; Genitiv: des Springens, Plural: die Springen 1 ohne Plural Vorgang, Tätigkeit des Springens 2 Sport, besonders Pferdesport Wettbewerb in einer Disziplin, bei der gesprungen wird z. B. Jagd-, Mächtigkeits -, Ski-, Zeitspringen
springen lassen
sprin gen las sen , sprin gen las sen starkes Verb springenlassen |spr i ngen lassen spr i ngenlassen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « s. springen 5c
Springer
Sprin ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |Spr i nger |der Springer; Genitiv: des Springers, Plural: die Springer mittelhochdeutsch springer = Tänzer, Gaukler 1 Sportler, in dessen Disziplin gesprungen wird z. B. Fallschirm-, Hoch-, Kunst-, Ski-, Turm-, Weitspringer 2 Zoologie Tier, das sich [vorwiegend ] springend fortbewegt Heuschrecken sind Springer 3 Schachfigur, die ein Feld weit in gerader und ein Feld weit in schräger Richtung bewegt werden kann; Pferd 3 ; Rössel 2 4 Arbeitnehmer, der dazu eingestellt ist, je nach Bedarf an verschiedenen Arbeitsplätzen innerhalb eines Betriebes eingesetzt zu werden er wurde als Springer eingesetzt 5 Landwirtschaft (bei bestimmten Haustieren ) männliches Zuchttier 6 junger Springer umgangssprachlich junger, unerfahrener Mensch
Springerin
Sprin ge rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Spr i ngerin |die Springerin; Genitiv: der Springerin, Plural: die Springerinnen weibliche Form zu Springer 1 1, 2, 4
Springerle
Sprin ger le Substantiv, Neutrum süddeutsch , das |Spr i ngerle |ein süddeutsches Gebäck
Springerli
Sprin ger li Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Spr i ngerli |das Springerli; Genitiv: des Springerli [s ], Plural: die Springerli [s ]; vgl. Götti schweizerisch so viel wie Springerle
Springerstiefel
Sprin ger stie fel Substantiv, maskulin , der |Spr i ngerstiefel |Schnürstiefel, wie er von Fallschirmspringern a getragen wird
Springflut
Spring flut Substantiv, feminin , die |Spr i ngflut |bei Voll- und Neumond auftretende, besonders hohe Flut
Springform
Spring form Substantiv, feminin , die |Spr i ngform |eine Kuchenform
Springinsfeld
Spring ins feld Substantiv, maskulin scherzhaft , der |Spr i nginsfeld |der Springinsfeld; Genitiv: des Springinsfeld [e ]s, Plural: die Springinsfelde Plural selten unerfahrener, unreifer junger Mensch von unbekümmerter Wesensart
Springkäfer
Spring kä fer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Spr i ngkäfer |Schnellkäfer
Springkraut
Spring kraut Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Spr i ngkraut |ohne Plural (in vielen Arten vorkommende ) Pflanze, deren reife Früchte bei Berührung aufspringen und die Samen herausschleudern; Impatiens
springlebendig
spring le ben dig Adjektiv |spr i ngleb e ndig |
Springmaus
Spring maus Substantiv, feminin , die |Spr i ngmaus |(in Afrika und Asien heimisches ) kleines Nagetier mit langem, mit einer Quaste versehenem Schwanz und stark verlängerten Hinterbeinen, auf denen es sich in großen Sprüngen fortbewegt
Springmesser
Spring mes ser Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Spr i ngmesser |Schnappmesser
Springpferd
Spring pferd Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Spr i ngpferd |
Springprüfung
Spring prü fung Substantiv, feminin Reiten , die |Spr i ngprüfung |Prüfung im Springreiten
Springreiten
Spring rei ten Substantiv, Neutrum Reiten , das |Spr i ngreiten |Jagdspringen
Springreiter
Spring rei ter Substantiv, maskulin Reiten , der |Spr i ngreiter |jemand, der das Springreiten betreibt
Springreiterin
Spring rei te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Spr i ngreiterin |weibliche Form zu Springreiter
Springschnur
Spring schnur Substantiv, feminin österreichisch , die |Spr i ngschnur |Springseil
Springseil
Spring seil Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Spr i ngseil |[in der Mitte verdicktes, an den Enden mit Griffen versehenes ] Seil zum Seilspringen
Springtanz
Spring tanz Substantiv, maskulin , der |Spr i ngtanz |Tanz, bei dem die Schritte vorwiegend springend, hüpfend ausgeführt werden
Springtide
Spring ti de Substantiv, feminin , die |Spr i ngtide | so viel wie Springflut
Springturnier
Spring tur nier Substantiv, Neutrum Reiten , das |Spr i ngturnier |Turnier im Jagdspringen
Springwurz
Spring wurz Substantiv, feminin , die Springwurzel |Spr i ngwurz |
Springwurzel
Spring wur zel Substantiv, feminin , die Springwurz |Spr i ngwurzel |
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SPring8
SPring 8 スプリングエイト 〖 Super Photon ring-8GeV 〗〔photon は光子 ，GeV は電子の運動エネルギーの単位 〕兵庫県播磨科学公園都市に設置された ，高輝度光科学研究センターの研究施設 。1997 年 （平成 9 ）に運用開始 。物質の分析などに用いられる高性能の放射光を発生させる 。
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
spring
spring /sprɪŋ /〖語源は 「水が湧き出る 」; 名詞 1 は 「源泉 」＞「季節などの始まり 」＞「春 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C U 〖時にS -; 通例無冠詞単数形またはthe ～〗春 , 春季 (! 具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) 〘通例北半球では3, 4, 5月, 南半球では9, 10, 11月; 天文学上は春分から夏至まで 〙; 〖名詞 の前で形容詞的に 〗春の , 春季の , 春向きの ▸ bloom in (the ) spring 春に咲く ▸ in the spring of 2006 2006年の春に (!(1 )通例, 一般的に春夏秋冬をさす場合は無冠詞とthe ～の場合とがあるが, 特定の季節をさす場合はtheを伴う. (2 )ofを伴わない場合はin spring 2006のように無冠詞で用いる ) ▸ this [last, next ] spring 〖副詞的に 〗この [去年の, 来年の ]春 ▸ in (the ) early [late ] spring ≒early [late ] in (the ) spring 早春 [晩春 ]に ▸ a warm spring 暖かい春 ▸ spring flowers 春の花 ▸ on a spring morning 春の朝に .｟作文のポイント ｠彼はこの春大学を卒業した .×He graduated from college in this spring .○ He graduated from college this spring .❢this [next, last ]+季節 の前にinは付けない .2 U C (人生などの )初期 (段階 ), 青春期 ▸ be in the spring of life 青春まっただ中である .3 C 〖しばしば ～s 〗(ベッド 自動車などに使われる )(コイル )ばね ▸ the creaking of bed springs ベッド (のスプリング )のきしむ音 ▸ The spring in the mattress have gone .マットレスのばねがばかになった (≒The mattress has lost its spring .; ↓4 )▸ He's built like a coiled spring .｟比喩的に ｠彼は筋肉質の体をしている 4 U はね返る力 , 弾性 ; 〖a ～〗(足の )ばね ▸ She was walking with a spring in her step .彼女は弾むような足取りで歩いていた 5 C 〖通例 ～s 〗泉 , 水源地 ▸ hot [thermal ] springs 温泉 ▸ soak in a hot spring 温泉につかる 6 〖a ～〗(急に )跳ぶ [はねる ]こと , 跳躍 .動詞 ～s /-z /; sprang /spræŋ /, sprung /sprʌŋ /; sprung ; ～ing 自動詞 1 〈人 動物などが 〉 «…から /…に » (急いで 突然 )跳びはねる «out of , from /towards » , «…に » 跳びかかる «at » ▸ spring out of bed ベッドから跳び起きる ▸ spring to one's feet 急いで立ち上がる ▸ spring to A's defense [aid, assistance ]｟比喩的に ｠A 〈人 〉を急いで守る [助ける ]▸ spring to attention 〈兵士が 〉気をつけの姿勢をとる .2 〖～＋副詞 〗〈物が 〉急に [激しく ]動く (back, up ); 〖～ C 〗突然動いてC 〈状態 〉になる ; 〈人 物が 〉急に現れる (up )▸ spring open [shut ]ぱっと開く [閉じる ]▸ spring into existence にわかに出現する ▸ spring into action [to life ]〈人 街などが 〉にわかに活気づく ; 〈機械などが 〉急に動き出す ▸ His hand sprang up by reflex .彼の手は反射的にはね上がった ▸ A sudden breeze sprang up .突然微風が起こった ▸ Where did you spring from? (いるはずのない君が )いったいどうしてここにいるんだ 3 〈言葉などが 〉【頭 唇などに 】すぐに思い浮かぶ [出てくる ] «to » ; 〈感情 涙などが 〉【顔 目に 】突然現れる [湧き出る ] «to , into » ▸ His name sprang to my mind .彼の名前がぱっと思い浮かんだ ▸ Tears sprang to [into ] her eyes .彼女の目に涙が浮かんできた 4 ｟米 くだけて ｠ «…の » 代金を払う «for » .5 ｟書 ｠ «…に » 起因する «from » ▸ Her jealousy springs from her lack of self-confidence .彼女の嫉妬 （しっと ）心は自信のなさから来るものである .他動詞 1 【人に対して 】〈思いがけないこと 〉をする [尋ねる , 言う ] «on » ▸ spring a [one's ] surprise びっくりさせるようなことをする ▸ It might be a great shock to spring the news on him .その知らせを彼に教えたらショックを受けるかもしれない 2 ｟くだけて ｠ «…から » 〈囚人 人質など 〉を脱獄 [脱出 ]させる «from » .～̀ b á lance 〘工 〙ばね秤 （ばかり ）, スプリングバランス .～̀ br é ak ｟米 ｠(大学の )春休み .～̀ ch í cken ｟俗 おどけて ｠〖否定文で 〗若者 .～̀ é quinox 〖the ～〗春分 (↔autumnal equinox ).～̀ f é ver 春のものうさ ; 春の浮かれた気持ち .～̀ gr é ens ｟英 ｠新キャベツ .～̀ ó nion ｟英 ｠〘植 〙春タマネギ (｟米 ｠scallion ).～́ r ò ll ｟英 ｠春巻 (｟米 ｠egg roll ).～̀ t í de 大潮 〘満月と新月のころに潮の干満の差が最大になること; →neap 〙.～̀ tr á ining ｟米 ｠〘野球 〙(シーズン前の )トレーニング期間 .～́ w à ter ミネラルウォーター .
springboard
spr í ng b ò ard 名詞 C 1 〘スポーツ 〙(体操などの )跳躍板 ; (水泳の )飛び込み板 .2 【将来の飛躍への 】足掛かり, 出発点 «to , for » .
springbok
spring bok /sprɪ́ŋbɑ̀k |-bɔ̀k /名詞 複 ～s, ～C 〘動 〙スプリングボック 〘南アフリカ産のレイヨウ 〙.
spring-clean
spr ì ng-cl é an 動詞 他動詞 自動詞 (〈家など 〉の )春の大掃除をする .名詞 ｟英 ｠〖a ～〗＝spring-cleaning .
spring-cleaning
spr ì ng-cl é aning 名詞 C U 春の大掃除 .
springer
spr í ng er 名詞 C 1 跳ぶ人 [物 ].2 スプリンガースパニエル (springer spaniel ) 〘スパニエル種の猟犬 〙.
Springfield
Spr í ng f ì eld 名詞 スプリングフィールド 〘米国Illinois州の州都 〙.
springlike
spr í ng l ì ke 形容詞 春のような .
springtide
spr ì ng t í de 名詞 ｟詩 ｠＝springtime .
springtime
spring time /sprɪ́ŋtàɪm /名詞 U 春期, 春季, 春 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗春の ▸ in (the ) springtime 春に
springy
spring y /sprɪ́ŋi /形容詞 1 ばねのような, 弾力のある ; 軽快な .2 泉の多い .spr í ng i ly 副詞 spr í ng i ness 名詞
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