sprung

Verb

• move forward by leaps and bounds
• develop into a distinctive entity
• spring back; spring away from an impact
• develop suddenly
• produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
• simple past and past participle of spring

Adj

• Fitted or cushioned with springs.
• Worn out such that the springiness has dissipated.
• Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest; originally and literally, having a penile erection.
• Caught doing something illegal or against the rules.
• drunk.
• cracked or strained.

General

• The past tense and past participle form of the verb 'spring'.

Examples

• a sprung mattress
• My old money clip was sprung, so I replaced it.
• the sprung weight of a vehicle
• The unexpected bonus word had sprung into existence on the board.

Synonyms

bounce, bound, form, jump, leap, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop, take form, take shape, broken, caught with a hand in the cookie jar, crazed, drunk, in love, red-handed, smitten, splintered, taken

Antonyms

unsprung

Related Words

boing

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