spring

/spɹɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
The season of the year in temperate regions in which plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life, variously reckoned as
The time of something's growth; the early stages of some process.
Someone with ivory or peach skin tone and eyes and hair that are not extremely dark, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly
An erection of the penis.
To burst forth.
(of beards) To grow.
To cause to burst forth.
To make wet, to moisten.
(usually with "to" or "up") To rise suddenly, (of tears) to well up.
(now usually with "apart" or "open") To burst into pieces, to explode, to shatter.
To hold tightly, to clasp.
To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world.

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