Related / Similar Words:
leap, leaping, saltation, bound, bounce, give, springiness, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring, springtime, resile, take a hop, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, jump, form, take form, take shape Definition: a light springing movement upwards or forwards;a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken";the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length;a point at which water issues forth;a natural flow of ground water;the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year";develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak";produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving";spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide";move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?";produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang a new haircut on his wife";develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape";
See Also: leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out, hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride Hyponyms: caper, capriole, pounce, bedspring, coil spring, volute spring, leaf spring, mainspring, spiral spring, Fountain of Youth, geyser, hot spring, thermal spring, kick back, recoil, kick, skip, bound off, carom, glance, pronk, bounce, resile, take a hop, bound, rebound, reverberate, ricochet, burst, galumph, ski jump, saltate, vault, leapfrog, overleap, curvet, hop, hop-skip, regenerate, head, bead Derivational Morphology:
jump, leap, bound, bounce, resile, take a hop, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, saltate, give, yield, carom, repercussion, backlash, leaping, saltation, resilience, resiliency, bouncing, bounciness, bounder, leaper, jumper, jumping, formation
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