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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Spring
  2. n. The act or process of one who, or that which, springs.
  3. n. Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a plant.
  4. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, springs. 2. Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a plant. Thou blessest the springing thereof. Ps. lxv. 10. Springing line of an arch (Arch.), the horizontal line drawn through the junction of the vertical face of the impost with the curve of the intrados; -- called also spring of an arch.
  5. v move forward by leaps and bounds v develop into a distinctive entity v spring back; spring away from an impact v develop suddenly v produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly