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spring

n. a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"

spring

n. a point at which water issues forth

springtime

n. the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"

leap, bound

n. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

give, springiness

n. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

outpouring, fountain, outflow, natural spring

n. a natural flow of ground water

SPRING

n. CAD/CAM software company

spring

v. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

spring

v. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

jump, leap, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

form, take form, take shape

v. develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"

bound, rebound, bounce, recoil, ricochet, take a hop

v. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

springtime

adj. "spring rains"; "springtime activities"

bounce, bounciness

n. the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

adaptability

n. the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances

flexibility, flexibleness

n. the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

beginning, source, origin, root

n. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

emerge

v. come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"

arise, come up

v. result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"

go, proceed

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

attempt, set about, undertake

v. enter upon an activity or enterprise

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

plummet, plump, drop sharply

v. drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

hurdle, jump a hurdle

v. jump a hurdle

sport, lark, frolic, romp, gambol, frisk, skylark, rollick, disport, cavort, run around, lark about, romp about, romp around

v. play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

gallop

v. go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

dash, sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

rocket, skyrocket

v. shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"

soar, hang glide

v. fly by means of a hang glider

surge, tide

v. rise or move forward; "surging waves"

swoop, pounce

v. move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"

jump, derail, run off the rails

v. run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

supply, issue

v. circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

issue

v. bring out an official document (such as a warrant)

backfire, backlash

v. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

wince, flinch, quail, squinch, recoil, shrink, funk, cringe

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

jump, stand out, leap out, jump out

v. be highly noticeable

mount, get on, bestride, mount up, climb on, hop on, jump on

v. get on the back of; "mount a horse"

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

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