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• spring
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  season

  [uncountable and countable] the season between winter and summer when leaves and flowers appear
• spring of
• the spring of 1933
• in/during the spring
• It's due to open in the spring.
• late/early spring
• It was a cold, sunny day in early spring.
• spring flowers
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  curved metal

• a) [countable usually plural] something, usually a twisted piece of metal, that will return to its previous shape after it has been pressed down:
• an old armchair with broken springs
• b) [uncountable] the ability of a chair, bed etc to return to its normal shape after being pressed down
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  water

  [countable] a place where water comes up naturally from the ground:
• spring water
• There are several hot springs in the area.
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  spring in your step

   if you walk with a spring in your step, you move quickly and happily:
• As he walked into the office that morning, there was a spring in his step.
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  full of the joys of spring

   happy and full of energy - used humorously
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  sudden jump

  [singular] a sudden quick movement or jump in a particular direction [= leap]

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.