Phonetic Breakdown of "sprung"
Learn how to break down "sprung" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/ˈspɹʌŋ/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
S P R AH1 NG
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation
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Definition of "sprung"
Verb
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To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxationExample: "to sprain one's ankle"
Verb
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To burst forth.
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(of beards) To grow.
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To cause to burst forth.
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To make wet, to moisten.
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(usually with "to" or "up") To rise suddenly, (of tears) to well up.Example: "The documentary made tears spring to their eyes."
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(now usually with "apart" or "open") To burst into pieces, to explode, to shatter.
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To go off.
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To cause to explode, to set off, to detonate.
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(usually perfective) To crack.
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To have something crack.
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To cause to crack.
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To surprise by sudden or deft action.
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(of arches) To build, to form the initial curve of.Example: "They sprung an arch over the lintel."
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(of arches, with "from") To extend, to curve.Example: "The arches spring from the front posts."
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To turn a vessel using a spring attached to its anchor cable.
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To raise a vessel's sheer.
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(cobblery) To raise a last's toe.
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To pay or spend a certain sum, to cough up.
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To raise an offered price.
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To act as a spring: to strongly rebound.
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To equip with springs, especially (of vehicles) to equip with a suspension.
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To provide spring or elasticity
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To inspire, to motivate.
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To deform owing to excessive pressure, to become warped; to intentionally deform in order to position and then straighten in place.Example: "A piece of timber sometimes springs in seasoning."
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(now rare) To reach maturity, to be fully grown.
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(chiefly of cows) To swell with milk or pregnancy.
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(of rattles) To sound, to play.
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To spend the springtime somewhere
Adjective
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Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest.
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Caught doing something illegal or against the rules.
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(of a spar) cracked or strained.
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Drunk.
Verb
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To hold tightly, to clasp.
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To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.Example: "Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues."
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To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.Example: "The gale strained the timbers of the ship."
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To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
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To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.Example: "Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker."
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To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.Example: "to strain the law in order to convict an accused person"
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To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
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To percolate; to be filtered.Example: "water straining through a sandy soil"
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To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
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To urge with importunity; to press.Example: "to strain a petition or invitation"
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Hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.
Verb
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To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world.Example: "A man straineth, liveth, then dieth."