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  • 1Spring — Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former… …

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  • 2Spring — may refer to: * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical part * Spring (hydrosphere), a natural source of waterArt* Spring (painting), an oil by Lawrence Alma Tadema * Spring , a painting by Christopher… …

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  • 3Spring — (spr[i^]ng), v. t. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; as, to spring a surprise on… …

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  • 4SPRING — directs here, for other uses of the word, see Spring SPRING is GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment …

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  • 5Spring — (spr[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. {Sprang} (spr[a^]ng) or {Sprung} (spr[u^]ng); p. p. {Sprung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Springing}.] [AS. springan; akin to D. & G. springen, OS. & OHG. springan, Icel. & Sw. springa, Dan. springe; cf. Gr. spe rchesqai to hasten.… …

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  • 6Şpring —   Commune   Location in Alba County …

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  • 7Spring! — is a brand of water produced by CCDA Waters, a subsidiary of The Coca Cola Company. Spring! and It s only natural are both trademark phrases for the product.Bottled by CCDA Waters, L.L.C, in Milesburg, PASource of water is located at Big Spring,… …

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  • 8spring up — {v. phr.} To arise suddenly. * /Small purple flowers were springing up all over our backyard./ …

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  • 9spring up — {v. phr.} To arise suddenly. * /Small purple flowers were springing up all over our backyard./ …

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  • 10spring — I. verb (sprang or sprung; sprung; springing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English springan; akin to Old High German springan to jump and perhaps to Greek sperchesthai to hasten Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a …

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