sprung

Meanings

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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

unsprung

Related Words

boing