springing
/ˈspɹɪŋɪŋ/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 luxation
Example: to sprain one's ankle
verb
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To burst forth.
(of beards) To grow.
To cause to burst forth.
To make wet, to moisten.
noun
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The action of the verb to spring.
A set of springs in a vehicle, etc.
The spring of an arch: the lowest part of an arch on both sides.
adjective
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That springs or spring.
(characterizing the power of attorney) That takes effect only after the incapacity of the grantor or some other definite future act or circumstance.
verb
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To hold tightly, to clasp.
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.
To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
Example: The gale strained the timbers of the ship.
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
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.