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- Dictionarysprung/sprʌŋ/
verb
- 1. past participle and (especially in North America) past of spring
adjective
- 1. (of a vehicle or item of furniture) fitted or cushioned with springs: "a sprung divan base and sprung mattress offer the ultimate in comfort"
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Sprung definition: a simple past tense and past participle of spring. . See examples of SPRUNG used in a sentence.
The meaning of SPRUNG is past tense and past participle of spring.
1. to rise, leap, or move suddenly and swiftly: a tiger about to spring. 2. to be released suddenly from a constrained position: The door sprang open. 3. to issue forth suddenly or forcefully: Oil sprang from the well. 4. to come into being; arise: Industries sprang up in the suburbs.
verb. the past participle and a past tense of spring.
Sep 28, 2024 · The adjective sprung, unlike (say) infatuated, does not normally take a complement; a person may be infatuated with someone, but is simply sprung. As with crazy or gaga, the target of the emotion is normally indicated by surrounding context; this is seen in the 1992 and 2003 quotations above.
SPRUNG definition: 1. past participle of spring 2. past tense of spring. Learn more.
n. [countable] an act of springing; a sudden leap or bound. the place where water comes up from the ground:[countable]mineral springs. a source; fountainhead:[countable]a spring of inspiration.
