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sprung

/spɹʌŋ/
/spɹʊŋ/ Midlands, Northern England
/spɹʊŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌŋ

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of spring “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 more sprung · most sprung

Fitted or cushioned with springs. Near-synonym: spring-loaded
Similar: spring-loaded
of a spring or other springy object Worn out such that the springiness has dissipated. My old money clip was sprung, so I replaced it.
slang Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest; originally and literally, having a penile erection. 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.
Similar: smitten
Australia, slang Caught doing something illegal or against the rules. `Sprung!' cried Jeff Basin, the local dubbo.
Similar: caught with a hand in the cookie jar, red-handed
dated, slang drunk.
Similar: drunk
obsolete, of a spar cracked or strained.
Similar: crazed

Similar: taken, splintered · Opposite: unsprung

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: forsaken, suspended, forgotten, adjourned, seen, mainmast, arisen, emerged, bounced, vaulted, hopped, leaped, leapt, jumped, bounded, darted

adjective

Similar: taken, splintered · Opposite: unsprung

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adj Fitted or cushioned with springs

Español	con resorte (s)

adj Utterly infatuated with someone

Deutsch	hoffnungslos verknallt

adj Caught doing something against the rules

Deutsch	erwischt

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@misc{sprung_2026,
  title = {sprung},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sprung},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}