Spring :: Spring (v. t.) 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..

Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A leap; a bound; a jump.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former state by elasticity; as, the spring of a bow..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) Elastic power or force.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) 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..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) Any source of supply; especially, the source from which a stream proceeds; as issue of water from the earth; a natural fountain..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) That which springs, or is originated, from a source;.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A race; lineage.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A youth; a springal.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of trees; woodland..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively tune..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) 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..

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) The time of growth and progress; early portion; first stage.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely..

Springal :: Spring (v. i.) 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.

Springal :: Springall (a.) An active, springly young man..

Springald :: Springal (a.) Alt. of Springal.

Springall :: Springald (a.) Alt. of Springal.

Springboard :: Springal (n.) An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring.

Springbok :: Springboard (n.) An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising..

Springbuck :: Springbok (n.) Alt. of Springbuc.

Springe :: Springbuck (n.) 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..

Springe :: Springe (v. i.) 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..

Springe :: Springe (v. t.) To catch in a springe; to insnare.

Springer :: Springe (v. t.) To sprinkle; to scatter.

Springer :: Springer (n.) One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game..

Springer :: Springer (n.) A young plant.

Springer :: Springer (n.) The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring..

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