spring

German Paley
spring [spring]
–verb (used without object) 1. to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position: to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring. 2. to be released from a constrained position, as by resilient or elastic force or from the action of a spring:
A trap springs. The door sprang open and in he walked. 4. to come into being, rise, or arise within a short time (usually followed by up): Industries sprang up in the
suburbs. 5. to come into being by growth, as from a seed or germ, bulb, root, etc.; grow, as plants.
–noun
6. the season between winter and summer: in the Northern Hemisphere from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice;
in the Southern Hemisphere from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice. 7. (in temperate zones) the season of the year following winter and characterized by the budding of trees,
growth of plants, the onset of warmer weather, etc.