Definition of spring

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Spring (v. t.) To crack or split; to bend or strain so as to weaken; as, to spring a mast or a yard..

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Start :: Start (n.) The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion..
Springing :: Springing (n.) The act or process of one who, or that which, springs..
Head :: Head (v. i.) To originate; to spring; to have its source, as a river..
Vulcanology :: Vulcanology (n.) The science which treats of phenomena due to plutonic action, as in volcanoes, hot springs, etc..
Swell :: Swell (v. t.) To increase the size, bulk, or dimensions of; to cause to rise, dilate, or increase; as, rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring; immigration swells the population..
Springhead :: Springhalt (n.) A kind of lameness in horse. See Stringhalt.
Herring :: Herring (n.) One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C. harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities..
Backset :: Backset (v. i.) To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring..
Hagseed :: Hagseed (n.) The offspring of a hag.
Hair :: Hair (n.) A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.
Gyropigeon :: Gyropigeon (n.) A flying object simulating a pigeon in flight, when projected from a spring trap. It is used as a flying target in shooting matches..
Imp :: Imp (n.) An offspring; progeny; child; scion.
Metisse :: Metisse (n. f.) The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon.
Regulator :: Regulator (n.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive..
Flatter :: Flatter (n.) A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc..
Geyserite :: Geyserite (n.) A loose hydrated form of silica, a variety of opal, deposited in concretionary cauliflowerlike masses, around some hot springs and geysers..
Abort :: Abort (n.) An aborted offspring.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as, rivers rise in lakes or springs..
Grow :: Grow (v. i.) To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries..
Accrue :: Accrue (n.) To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent..
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