sprung
Suddenly set free
Sprung is the past tense and past participle of spring.
A leak has sprung, a trap has sprung, someone has sprung from bed.
To have sprung for something is to have paid for it: He sprung for dinner.
In slang, sprung describes being infatuated or obsessed: She's sprung on him.
Sprung also works as an adjective for mattresses or seats with springs built in.
Return after deflection
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- coilWound circular arrangement
- trampolineSpring-mounted bouncing surface
- pogoSpring-loaded hopping stick
boing · ricochet · flexibility · jounce · leap · vault · jump · hop
Release from legal bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- unchainedFreed from restraints
unshackled · manumission · deliverance · unfettered · unbound · escaped · paroled · released
Surprise strike from concealment
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
trap · startle · reveal · twist · pounce · caught · blindsided · leapt
Flight from captivity
- freedReleased from confinement
- liberateSet free from captivity
- unleashTo release from restraint
- unlockOpen a secured closure
eject · disengage · loosen · detach · unfasten · trigger · unlatched · uncaged
rebound
Return after deflection
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- coilWound circular arrangement
- trampolineSpring-mounted bouncing surface
pogo · boing · ricochet · flexibility · jounce · leap · vault · jump · hop · mattress
emancipation
Release from legal bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
unchained · unshackled · manumission · deliverance · unfettered · unbound · escaped · paroled · released · fugitive
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
unforeseen · trap · startle · reveal · twist · pounce · caught · blindsided · leapt · jumped
escape
Flight from captivity
unlock · eject · disengage · loosen · detach · unfasten · trigger · unlatched · uncaged · unshackled
energetic
Having much vigor
spry · nimble · youthful · peppy · bouncy · resilient · vital · dynamic
blossom
Flower on fruit tree
vernal · equinox · thaw · crocus · greenery · bud · lambing · sapling · growth · pollination
- freefree, freed, liberated, released, unchained
- past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
- book damagewater damage, torn pages, loose pages, cracked spine, broken spine
- liberationfreedom, release, escape, deliverance, emancipation
- old past tensesspake, begat, drave, clave, gat
- infatuationcrush, infatuation, infatuated, smitten, first love
sprungunsprung
Lacking suspension system
rigid · solid · fixed · unsuspended · springless
sprungcaged
Confined by bars
confined · imprisoned · trapped · captive · incarcerated
- sprung upAppeared suddenly, unexpectedly
- sprung backReturned to original shape
- sprung outEmerged suddenly, unexpectedly
- sprung rhythmMeter counting stresses only
- sprung floorShock-absorbing performance surface