Synonyms: leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bounce, bound
Definition: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Definition: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
Usage: he advanced in a series of jumps; the jumping was unexpected
Synonyms: spring
Definition: a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
Usage: the spring was broken
Similar words: elastic device
Definition: any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched
Synonyms: spring, springiness, give
Definition: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
Similar words: snap, elasticity
Definition: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
Usage: the waistband had lost its snap
Synonyms: spring
Definition: a point at which water issues forth
Similar words: root, rootage, source, beginning, origin
Definition: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Usage: the Italian beginning of the Renaissance; Jupiter was the origin of the radiation; Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River; communism's Russian root
Synonyms: spring, fountain, natural spring, outflow, outpouring
Definition: a natural flow of ground water
Similar words: geological formation, formation
Definition: (geology) the geological features of the earth
Synonyms: spring, springtime
Definition: the season of growth
Usage: the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring; he will hold office until the spring of next year
Similar words: time of year, season
Definition: one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
Usage: the regular sequence of the seasons
Synonyms: spring
Definition: develop suddenly
Usage: The tire sprang a leak
Similar words: grow, get, acquire, produce, develop
Definition: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
Usage: He grew a beard; The patient developed abdominal pains; I got funny spots all over my body; Well-developed breasts
Synonyms: spring
Definition: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
Usage: He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving
Similar words: unwrap, expose, give away, reveal, let on, let out, break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge
Definition: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Usage: The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold; The actress won't reveal how old she is; bring out the truth; he broke the news to her; unwrap the evidence in the murder case
Synonyms: spring, bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, take a hop
Definition: spring back; spring away from an impact
Usage: The rubber ball bounced; These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Similar words: spring, jump, leap, bound
Definition: move forward by leaps and bounds
Usage: The horse bounded across the meadow; The child leapt across the puddle; Can you jump over the fence?
Synonyms: spring, jump, leap, bound
Definition: move forward by leaps and bounds
Usage: The horse bounded across the meadow; The child leapt across the puddle; Can you jump over the fence?
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: spring, form, take form, take shape
Definition: develop into a distinctive entity
Usage: our plans began to take shape