to spring

Definition von to spring im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: {v} well; A place where water emerges from the ground; The source of an action
discover, at least in some degree, the secret springs and principles, by which the human mind is actuated in its operations?.; An erection of the penis; Meteorologically, the months of March, April and May in the northern hemisphere (or September, October and November in the southern); A mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force when it is bent, compressed or stretched; The astronomically delineated period from the moment of vernal equinox, approximately March 20 in the northern hemisphere to the moment of the summer solstice, approximately June 21. (See 15px Spring (season) on Wikipedia. for other variations.); A rope attaching the bow of a vessel to the stern-side of the jetty, or vice versa, to stop the vessel from surging; The property of a body of springing to its original form after being compressed, stretched, etc; Traditionally the first of the four seasons of the year in temperate regions, in which plants spring from the ground and trees come into blossom, following winter and preceding summer; Spring tide; a tide of greater-than-average range, that is, around the first or third quarter of a lunar month, or around the times of the new or full moon; {v} to grow, arise, start, bound, leap, fire a mine, crack a mast or yard; {n} a season of the year, elastic force, leap, skip, leak, fountain, source, rise, cause, original, a transverse crack in a mast or yard, a rope from a ship's stern to a cable; (Nautical) A rope put out from a vessel and made fast for anchorage or to aid movement or manoeuvring; Elastic power or force; A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former state by elasticity; as, the spring of a bow; the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"; Spring whose water issues under artesian pressure generally through fractures that penetrate from the land surface through a confining bed of rock and into more permeable water-bearing rock where the water is under greater than atmospheric pressure and where the pressure in the water-bearing rock is able to lift the water to the land surface Example: Paradise Springs, Idaho; Great Springs, Montana; When a person or animal springs, they jump upwards or forwards suddenly or quickly. He sprang to his feet, grabbing his keys off the coffee table Throwing back the sheet, he sprang from the bed The lion roared once and sprang; The season of the year which occurs as the sun approaches the summer solstice, and characterized by increasing temperatures in the mid-latitudes Customarily, this refers to the months of March, April, and May in the North Hemisphere, and the months of September, October, and November in the Southern Hemisphere Astronomically, this is the period between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice; an issue of water from the earth; a natural fountain; a source of a body or reservoir of water; a point at which water issues forth; move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"; a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"; To jump or leap; To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank, sometimes springs in seasoning; To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; {f} jump, leap; move quickly; suddenly appear; quickly come into being, sprout; work loose; twist, warp (of wood); activate; release; free from prison (Slang); a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken" a point at which water issues forth a natural flow of ground water the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year" develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak" produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving" produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang a new haircut on his wife; A leap; a bound; a jump; The time of growth and progress; early portion; first stage; A natural fountain that comes from the rocks just below the surface of the Earth; a source of a body or reservoir of water; a natural discharge of groundwater at the land's surface; 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; Any source of supply; especially, the source from which a stream proceeds; as issue of water from the earth; a natural fountain; To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power; the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length; A place where ground water naturally comes to the surface resulting from the watertable meeting the land surface; a natural flow of ground water; To leap; to bound; to jump; A concentrated discharge of groundwater coming out at the surface as flowing water; The point at which the water table meets earth’s surface, causing water to flow from the ground; To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence; If a boat or container springs a leak, water or some other liquid starts coming in or out through a crack. The yacht has sprung a leak in the hull; If one thing springs from another thing, it is the result of it. Ethiopia's art springs from her early Christian as well as her Muslim heritage = stem; 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; develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"; develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"; That which springs, or is originated, from a source; A race; lineage; A small stream consisting of groundwater flowing naturally out onto the surface of Earth; Groundwater seeping out of the earth where the water table intersects the ground surface; To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity; to dart; to shoot; To release or set free, especially from prison; {i} season between winter and summer; source of water; metal coil; origin; leap, bounce; flexibility, elasticity; Ground water seeping out of the earth where the water table intersects the ground surface; a natural flow of water at the earth’s surface, caused by pressure on groundwater; (1) Season between winter and summer Astronomically it is the period from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere; 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; a light springing movement upwards or forwards; water flow produced where the earth's surface intersects the water table, allowing groundwater to flow out; To shoot up, out, or forth; to come to the light; to begin to appear; to emerge; as a plant from its seed, as streams from their source, and the like; -often followed by up, forth, or out; To grow; to prosper; To cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert; as, to spring a pheasant; A place where ground water naturally comes to the surface resulting from the water table meeting the land surface; A youth; a springal; 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; If you spring some news or a surprise on someone, you tell them something that they did not expect to hear, without warning them. Mclaren sprang a new idea on him; If something springs in a particular direction, it moves suddenly and quickly. Sadly when the lid of the boot sprang open, it was empty; To issue or proceed, as from a parent or ancestor; to result, as from a cause, motive, reason, or principle; An area where groundwater flows naturally onto the land surface