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Webster 1913 Edition


Sprung

Sprung

(sprŭng)
,
imp.
&
p.
p.
of
Spring
.

Sprung

,
Adj.
(Naut.)
Said of a spar that has been cracked or strained.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sprung

SPRUNG

, pret. and pp. of spring. The man sprung over the ditch; the mast is sprung; a hero sprung from a race of kings.

Definition 2024


Sprung

Sprung

See also: sprung and šprung

German

Noun

Sprung m (genitive Sprungs or Sprunges, plural Sprünge)

  1. jump, leap
  2. crack
    Die Schüssel hat einen Sprung.
    The bowl has a crack.

Declension

Derived terms

sprung

sprung

See also: Sprung and šprung

English

Verb

sprung

  1. past participle of spring
  2. Alternative form of sprang: simple past tense of spring

Adjective

sprung (comparative more sprung, superlative most sprung)

  1. (slang, African American Vernacular) Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest.
    • 1992, Sir Mix-a-Lot (music), Baby Got Back”, in Mack Daddy:
      I like big butts and I cannot lie. / You other brothers can’t deny / that when a girl walks in / with a itty bitty waist / and a round thing in your face you get sprung.
    • 2003, Beyoncé Knowles et al. (music), Crazy In Love”, in Dangerously in Love:
      [] / ’Cause your love got the best of me, / And baby, you’re making a fool of me. / You got me sprung and I don’t care who sees, / ’Cause baby, you got me so crazy.
    • 2005, Mariah Carey et al. (music), “Sprung”, in The Emancipation of Mimi, bonus track in some editions:
      ’Cause I’m sprung over you / And ain’t nothin’ I can do / [] / Thoughts of you fill my head / []
  2. (obsolete, nautical, of a spar) cracked or strained

Usage notes

  • The adjective sprung, unlike (say) infatuated, does not normally take a complement; a person may be infatuated with someone, but is simply sprung. As with crazy or gaga, the target of the emotion is normally indicated by surrounding context; this is seen in the 1992 and 2003 quotations above. However, while relatively uncommon, it is possible for sprung to take a complement, construed with a preposition such as over (much like gaga); this is seen in the 2005 quotation above.