sprung
verb
[ sprʌŋ ]
• past participle and (especially in North America) past of spring.
sprung
adjective
• (of a vehicle or item of furniture) fitted or cushioned with springs.
• "a sprung divan base and sprung mattress offer the ultimate in comfort"
spring
verb
• move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards.
• "I sprang out of bed"
• originate or arise from.
• "madness and creativity could spring from the same source"
Similar:
originate from,
have its origins in,
derive from,
arise from,
stem from,
emanate from,
proceed from,
start from,
issue from,
evolve from,
come from,
• (especially of wood) become warped or split.
• pay for.
• "don't spring for the album until you've heard it"
• come upon (an illicit activity or its perpetrator).
• "our science teacher sprung me acting the goat"
Origin:
Old English spring (noun), springan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German springen . Early use in the senses ‘head of a well’ and ‘rush out in a stream’ gave rise to the figurative use ‘originate’.
