springen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
- leap verb To jump a long distance, or jump over something suddenly and forcefully.
Senses
springen is used for these senses in English:
- blow (intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- jump (intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
- jump (intransitive) To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
- jump (transitive) To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.
blow — full definition
- verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
- verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
- noun A hard hit or strike.
- noun A sudden shock or setback.
bound — full definition
- adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- adj Heading toward a particular place.
- adj Certain or very likely to happen.
- noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
- verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.