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To release the spring of, as a trap.

To do or cause to act unexpectedly and suddenly.

To bend forcibly; strain.

To bound; move suddenly.

To proceed; originate.

To be warped or bent.

An elastic body or contrivance that yields under stress and flieback when the stress is removed.

Elastic quality or energy; recoil.

A jump; bound.

The season in which vegetation starts anew.

A flow or fountain, as of water; a source; origin.