spring, v.
(sprang, springing, springs, sprung)
freq. cnt. 23
(sprang, springing, springs, sprung)
freq. cnt. 23
move forward by leaps and bounds
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 60 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 4
bound jump leap spring
sample sentences
"The horse bounded across the meadow""The child leapt across the puddle"
"Can you jump over the fence?"
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
The horses %s across the field
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
The horses %s across the field
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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derivationally related form
develop into a distinctive entity
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
form spring take form take shape
sample sentences
"our plans began to take shape"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
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derivationally related form
spring back; spring away from an impact
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bounce bound rebound recoil resile reverberate ricochet spring take a hop
sample sentences
"The rubber ball bounced""These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomething is ----ing PP
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hyponym
hypernym
develop suddenly
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
spring
sample sentences
"The tire sprang a leak"verb frames
Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
<verb.communication>
spring
sample sentences
"He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"verb frames
Somebody ----s something on somebody
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