Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spring
3 of 6 senses of spring
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> pronk
=> bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> burst
=> bounce
=> bounce
=> capriole
=> galumph
=> ski jump
=> saltate
=> vault
=> leapfrog
=> vault, overleap
=> curvet
=> hop, skip, hop-skip
=> caper
=> hop
Sense 2
form take form take shape, spring
=> regenerate
=> bead
Sense 3
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> kick back recoil, kick
=> skip, bound off
=> carom, glance
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spring
3 of 6 senses of spring
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> pronk
=> bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> kick back recoil, kick
=> skip, bound off
=> carom, glance
=> burst
=> bounce
=> bounce
=> capriole
=> galumph
=> ski jump
=> saltate
=> vault
=> leapfrog
=> vault, overleap
=> hurdle
=> curvet
=> hop, skip, hop-skip
=> caper
=> hop
Sense 2
form take form take shape, spring
=> regenerate
=> bead
Sense 3
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> kick back recoil, kick
=> skip, bound off
=> carom, glance
Entailment of verb spring
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb spring
6 senses of spring
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> move
Sense 2
form take form take shape, spring
=> become
Sense 3
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
Sense 4
spring
=> produce, bring on bring out
Sense 5
spring
=> grow, develop, produce, get acquire
Sense 6
spring
=> disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out
Familiarity of verb spring
spring used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spring
Sense 1
jump, leap, bound, spring
=> move
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Sense 2
form take form take shape, spring
=> become
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Sense 3
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
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Sense 4
spring
=> produce, bring on bring out
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Sense 5
spring
=> grow, develop, produce, get acquire
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Sense 6
spring
=> disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out
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Grep of noun spring
air spring
bedspring
box spring
carolina spring beauty
coil spring
dayspring
female offspring
footsteps-of-spring
hairspring
handspring
headspring
hot spring
leaf spring
mainspring
male offspring
natural spring
offspring
spiral spring
spring
spring-cleaning
spring balance
spring beauty
spring cankerworm
spring chicken
spring cleavers
spring cress
spring equinox
spring frog
spring gun
spring heath
spring mattress
spring onion
spring peeper
spring roll
spring scale
spring squill
spring training
spring vetch
spring vetchling
spring water
springboard
springbok
springbuck
springer
springer spaniel
springfield
springiness
springing cow
springtail
springtide
springtime
thermal spring
virginia spring beauty
volute spring
wellspring
Overview of noun spring
The noun spring has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (652) spring, springtime -- (the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year")
2. (35) spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring -- (a natural flow of ground water)
3. (31) spring -- (a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken")
4. (5) leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce -- (a light springing movement upwards or forwards)
5. (4) give spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
6. (3) spring -- (a point at which water issues forth)
Overview of verb spring
The verb spring has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (15) jump, leap, bound, spring -- (move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?")
2. (5) form take form take shape, spring -- (develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape")
3. (2) bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet -- (spring back spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide")
4. (1) spring -- (produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang a new haircut on his wife")
5. (1) spring -- (develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak")
6. spring -- (produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving")
Overview of adj spring
The adj spring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. spring, springtime -- (occurring in or appropriate to the season of spring; "spring rains"; "springtime activities")
Antonyms of adj spring
1 sense of spring
Sense 1
spring(postnominal), springtime(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA autumnal, wintry, vernal) -> summery
INDIRECT (VIA wintry, vernal, summery) -> autumnal
INDIRECT (VIA vernal, summery, autumnal) -> wintry, wintery
Similarity of adj spring
1 sense of spring
Sense 1
spring(postnominal), springtime(postnominal)
=> vernal (vs. summery) (vs. autumnal) (vs. wintry), springlike
Attributes of adj spring
Familiarity of adj spring
spring used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj spring
spring
spring-loaded
springing
springless
springlike
springtime
springy
Overview of noun spring
The noun spring has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (652) spring, springtime -- (the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year")
2. (35) spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring -- (a natural flow of ground water)
3. (31) spring -- (a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken")
4. (5) leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce -- (a light springing movement upwards or forwards)
5. (4) give spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
6. (3) spring -- (a point at which water issues forth)
Overview of verb spring
The verb spring has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (15) jump, leap, bound, spring -- (move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?")
2. (5) form take form take shape, spring -- (develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape")
3. (2) bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet -- (spring back spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide")
4. (1) spring -- (produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang a new haircut on his wife")
5. (1) spring -- (develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak")
6. spring -- (produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving")
Overview of adj spring
The adj spring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. spring, springtime -- (occurring in or appropriate to the season of spring; "spring rains"; "springtime activities")
spring definition
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