sprung Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb move forward by leaps and bounds
    jump; spring; leap; bound.
    • The horse bounded across the meadow
    • The child leapt across the puddle
    • Can you jump over the fence?
  2. verb develop into a distinctive entity
    spring; take shape; form; take form.
    • our plans began to take shape
  3. verb spring back; spring away from an impact
    spring; rebound; bound; bounce; take a hop; reverberate; recoil; resile; ricochet.
    • The rubber ball bounced
    • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
  4. verb develop suddenly
    spring.
    • The tire sprang a leak
  5. verb produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
    spring.
    • He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving

WordNet


Sprung
Definitions
  1. imp. & p. p. of Spring.
Sprung adjective
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) Said of a spar that has been cracked or strained.

Webster 1913