UPSPRING

Etymology 1

Verb

upspring (third-person singular simple present upsprings, present participle upspringing, simple past upsprung or upsprang, past participle upsprung)

(intransitive) To spring up, rise up, originate, come into being.

Synonyms

• (spring up): spring, spring up, sprout, arise, be born, come into existence; see also come into being

Etymology 2

Noun

upspring (plural upsprings)

(obsolete) An upstart.

A spring or leap into the air.

origin

Synonyms

• (upstart): parvenu, upstart

• (a spring or leap into the air): bound, jump, leap, spring

Anagrams

• spring up

Source: Wiktionary


Up*spring", v. i.

Definition: To spring up. Tennyson.

Up"spring`, n.

1. An upstart. [Obs.] "The swaggering upspring." Shak.

2. A spring or leap into the air. [R.] Chapman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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