Definitions for sprangs

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sprangs sprang

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IPA: /spræŋ/

Sprangs is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 131 anagrams from letters in sprangs (agnprss).

Definitions for sprangs

noun

1. a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
2. a leap, jump, or bound.
3. a sudden movement caused by the release of something elastic.
4. an elastic or bouncing quality:
5. elasticity or resilience:
6. a structural defect or injury caused by a warp, crack, etc.
7. an issue of water from the earth, taking the form, on the surface, of a small stream or standing as a pool or small lake.
8. the place of such an issue:
9. a source or fountainhead of something:
10. an elastic contrivance or body, as a strip or wire of steel coiled spirally, that recovers its shape after being compressed, bent, or stretched.
11. 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.
12. (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.
13. the first stage and freshest period:
14. sometimes initial capital letter. a period of growth, recovery, or regeneration (usually used in combination):
15. usually initial capital letter. a popular movement calling for liberal reforms and opposing authoritarian restrictions on freedom and information access (usually used in combination): See also Prague Spring, Arab Spring. a period of liberalization or democratization.
16. Nautical. warp (def 16). a line from the quarter of a vessel to an anchor on the bottom, used to hold the vessel at its mooring, broadside to the current.
17. Also called springing. Architecture. the point at which an arch or dome rises from its support. the rise or the angle of the rise of an arch.
18. Archaic. the dawn, as of day, light, etc.

verb

1. a simple past tense of spring.

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for the season of spring:
2. resting on or containing mechanical springs.

Verb phrases

1. spring for, Informal. to pay for; treat someone to.

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to spring.
2. to cause to fly back, move, or act, as by resiliency, elastic force, a spring, etc.:
3. to cause to shift out of place, work loose, warp, split, or crack:
4. to split or crack:
5. to develop by or as by splitting or cracking:
6. to bend by force, or force in by bending, as a resilient slat or bar.
7. to stretch or bend (a spring or other resilient device) beyond its elastic tolerance:
8. to bring out, disclose, produce, make, etc., suddenly:
9. to leap over.
10. Slang. to secure the release of (someone) from confinement, as of jail, military service, or the like.
11. Nautical. to move (a vessel) into or out of a berth by pulling on the offshore end of a warp made fast to the pier.
12. to explode (a mine).

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:
2. to be released from a constrained position, as by resilient or elastic force or from the action of a spring:
3. to issue forth suddenly, as water, blood, sparks, fire, etc. (often followed by forth, out, or up):
4. to come into being, rise, or arise within a short time (usually followed by up):
5. to come into being by growth, as from a seed or germ, bulb, root, etc.; grow, as plants.
6. to proceed or originate from a specific source or cause.
7. to have as one's birth or lineage; be descended, as from a person, family, stock, etc.; come from:
8. to rise or extend upward, as a spire.
9. to take an upward course or curve from a point of support, as an arch.
10. to come or appear suddenly, as if at a bound:
11. to start or rise from cover, as a pheasant, woodcock, or the like.
12. to become bent or warped, as boards.
13. to shift or work loose, as parts of a mechanism, structure, etc.:
14. to explode, as a mine.
15. Archaic. to begin to appear, as day, light, etc.; dawn.

Origin of sprangs

1950-55; perhaps Norwegian: lace, tatting

Examples for sprangs

The devil saw his chance, sprang up, and mastered the father.

Boris sprang through the doorway and I followed; but we were too late.

He sprang to the rock, and exerted his utmost strength to dislodge it.

Before I could move she flattened her belly to the ground, crouched, trembled, and sprang into his face.

A look of surprise, mingled with consternation, sprang into Grace's eyes.

Based on the way they sprang into action on Friday, his family had more than an inkling of what might be ahead.

Then suddenly I comprehended, and sprang through the hallway to the marble room.

Louis sprang to his feet and I arose also, and flung the paper marked with the Yellow Sign to the ground.

Gilder sprang to his feet, his face suddenly grown younger, radiant.

I sprang to my feet and took immediate measures to extinguish the flames.