Verb (used without object) : to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring. ,A trap springs. The door sprang open and in he walked. ,Blood sprang from the wound. ,Industries sprang up in the suburbs. ,to spring from ancient aristocracy. ,An objection sprang to mind. ,The board sprang from the fence during the storm. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to spring a lock. ,Moisture sprang the board from the fence. ,The ship sprang its keel on a rock. ,The boat sprang a leak. ,This clip has been sprung. ,to spring a joke. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : There is a spring in his walk. ,This board has spring in it. ,mineral springs. ,a spring of inspiration. ,the spring of life. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : spring flowers. From Dictionary.com.
"The New York Times" on November 21st reported the term sprung from the Pentagon. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2007] Reference
Billy and I were together one morning writing lyrics, and the title sprung out of a very long story I was recounting about the Bangles 'tour of Graceland. From Wordnik.com. [Shawn Amos: Eternal Flame: 10 Questions with Susanna Hoffs] Reference
Of th 'Damask Rose, sprung from the white and red. From Wordnik.com. [Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning, Full of Delight] Reference
The dynasty that is the New York Yankees has again sprung. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - El Duque is Yanks' fall classic] Reference
It might have sprung from the soil just as the trees had. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 18] Reference
The ensemble is just one of many that have sprung from the mother ship. From Wordnik.com. [Berlin in Lights: With Two Interlopers, a Doughty Dozen - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
He was sprung from a German family which had settled in the tenth century in the. From Wordnik.com. [The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304] Reference
Mitt is quite upset that McCain sprung this on him right before the Florida primary. From Wordnik.com. [GOP Debate Open Thread] Reference
His best save came when Sundin sprung Clarke Wilm for a breakaway with 3: 48 to play. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
This site sprung from the hypothetical question: "What if Martha Stewart was a goth?". From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
My determination was a vague determination, but it sprung from the necessity of the case. From Wordnik.com. [Daisy in the Field] Reference
All the comforts myself and brothers enjoyed, evidently sprung from the success of Robert. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 389] Reference
Miller could be sprung from the pokey immediately if her source gives her the okay to talk. From Wordnik.com. [08/15/2005] Reference
Such an idea is intolerable to us as men sprung from the soil on which that Empire has its foundation. From Wordnik.com. [Canada and the Empire] Reference
She is an aborigine, sprung from the soil, yet close to the soil, and impossible to lift from the soil. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Interrogation] Reference
This Vianney Halter Antiqua watch appears to have sprung from the pages of a Victorian scientific romance. From Wordnik.com. [- Boing Boing] Reference
Clearly these two documents have sprung from the same bitterness and anger regarding Byron's broken marriage. From Wordnik.com. [Romantic Anger and Byron] Reference
I hope he feels sprung from a confining and broken system and produces work that reflects his newfound freedom. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Benen on Matt Cooper] Reference
So my last idea was to do something on Spore, that procedural wunderkind that sprung from the mental loins of Will Wright. From Wordnik.com. [Gonzo Pt 2 - Return of the Shark] Reference
HEN you must be his Majesty himself! he gasped, and would have sprung from the buggy if the Emperor had not prevented him. From Wordnik.com. [Folk Tales From Many Lands] Reference
The name indicates that the family was sprung from the German stock, which had a large share in settling this part of the State. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-Slavery Leaders of North Carolina] Reference
The population of the new republic was 3,000,000, most of them energetic colonizers sprung from the greatest of colonizing Powers. From Wordnik.com. [British Diplomacy] Reference
Maybe it sprung from the fact that I was studying fine art at the time, but those particular strips really struck a nerve with me. From Wordnik.com. [2007 April : Scrubbles.net] Reference
What we do want is the firm hope that the future bring a new era, built on those ideals which have sprung from the blood of battle. From Wordnik.com. [Gustav Stresemann - Nobel Lecture] Reference
One must remember that television, especially for Wales, is a development that sprung from the growth of the British economy in the 1950s. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
Instead, he is miraculously sprung from the fate-worse-than-death of doing his hereditary duty, and sent away to study to be a Herald Mage. From Wordnik.com. [Death carries a camcorder] Reference
The whole toilet paper poll sprung from a conversation I had last night with Eric Meyer, during which we discussed the nature of personal quirks. From Wordnik.com. [A Poll, With A Follow-Up Post To Come] Reference
An idea was now carried into effect which many suppose to have sprung from the French Revolution; for the army was made more effective by opening its high grades to the commons. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11] Reference
But Ryder found in the rangy Martin Guptill a worthy ally, and proceeded to tear into India's bowlers with heavy-hitting strokes sprung from a short back-lift and a stable base. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
In youth she was all glory, — a new Tyre, — Her very byword sprung from victory. From Wordnik.com. [Childe Harold's Pilgrimage] Reference
Sheridan said the idea sprung from a Facebook stunt in which women posted colours in their status updates. From Wordnik.com. [MISSISSAUGA - Home] Reference
A population, sprung from the English stock, and animated by English feelings, would long bear to be deprived of English institutions. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1] Reference
35 Serapis does not appear to have been one of the native gods, or monsters, who sprung from the fruitful soil of superstitious Egypt. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
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