Sprung

//spɹʌŋ// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of spring form-of, participle, past

    "“When do you write to Colonel Brandon, ma’am?” was an enquiry which sprung from the impatience of her mind to have something going on."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fitted or cushioned with springs.

    "Near-synonym: spring-loaded"

  2. 2
    Worn out such that the springiness has dissipated.

    "My old money clip was sprung, so I replaced it."

  3. 3
    Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest; originally and literally, having a penile erection. slang

    "I like big butts and I cannot lie. / You other brothers can’t deny / that when a girl walks in / with a itty bitty waist / and a round thing in your face you get sprung."

  4. 4
    Caught doing something illegal or against the rules. Australia, slang

    "`Sprung!' cried Jeff Basin, the local dubbo."

  5. 5
    drunk. dated, slang
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  1. 6
    cracked or strained. obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms
besottedaggravatedanamorphousaskewasymmetricasymmetrical

Example

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"Tom's boat sprung a leak and started taking on water."

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coil-sprungleaf-sprung

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