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1
the
season
of the year
between
winter
and
summer
,
lasting
from
March
to
June
north
of the
equator
, and from
September
to
December
south
of the
equator
, when the
weather
becomes
warmer
,
leaves
and
plants
start to
grow
again and
flowers
appear
:
Examples:
Many
bulbs
bloom
in (the) spring.
Janet's coming over for a
couple
of
weeks
next spring.
It's been a very
wet
spring.
a spring day/morning
spring
flowers
/
weather
2
a
piece
of
curved
or
bent
metal
that can be
pressed
into a
smaller
space
but then
returns
to
its
usual
shape
:
Examples:
The
children
have
jumped
on the
couch
so much that they've
ruined
the
springs
.
3
something's
ability
to
return
to
its
usual
shape
after it has been
pressed
:
Examples:
Over the years the
mattress
has lost
its
spring.
4
a place where water
naturally
flows
out from the
ground
:
Examples:
bubbling
/
hot
springs
5
to move
quickly
and
suddenly
towards a
particular
place:
Examples:
I
sprang
out of
bed
to
answer
the door.
The
organization
is ready to spring into
action
(= start taking
action
) the moment it
receives
its
funding
.
He always
springs
to his
feet
when she
walks
in the room.
figurative
I
noticed
the way you
sprang
to his
defence
when
Caroline
started
joking
about his
clothes
.
The
lid
of the
box
sprang
shut.
6
to
appear
suddenly
:
Examples:
"Where did you spring from? - I didn't see you come in!"
7
(of
furniture
)
using
springs
(=
curved
pieces
of
metal
) to give
support
8
the
season
of the year
between
winter
and
summer
,
lasting
from
March
to
June
north
of the
equator
and from
September
to
December
south
of the
equator
, when the
weather
becomes
warmer
and
leaves
and
plants
start to
grow
again:
Examples:
[
C
] last/this/next spring
[
U
] It was a beautiful spring day.
9
a
piece
of
curved
or
bent
metal
that can be
pressed
into a
smaller
space
but will
return
to
its
usual
shape
if
released
:
Examples:
I could feel the
springs
of the
lumpy
mattress
.
10
a place where water
flows
out from the
ground
:
Examples:
The
lake
is
fed
by
underground
springs
.
11
to move
quickly
and
suddenly
toward a
particular
place or to a new
condition
:
Examples:
[ I always + adv/
prep
] She
sprang
out of
bed
and
ran
to the
window
.
[
L
] A
single
kick
made the door spring open.
12
to
appear
or
exist
suddenly
, or to cause something to happen
suddenly
:
Examples:
[ I always + adv/
prep
] Little
patches
of
weeds
seem
to spring up
everywhere
in my
backyard
.
[ T always + adv/
prep
] Mr. Pollack
likes
to spring
quizzes
on the
class
.
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