Commentary: SPRING[+event] The time of year when things start to grow.
Examples:
The growth of new flower buds is a sure sign of spring.
He's going to hold office until next spring.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
1
Commentary: A particular location that contains a natural flow of ground water.
Examples:
I drank from the spring and filled up my water bottle.
John and Mary made plans to meet at the spring.
The Vanderbilts only drink Poland Spring water.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
2
Commentary: A device, usually made of metal, that returns to its original shape after being pushed or pulled.
Examples:
John awoke the next morning to find that the springs on his mattress had broken.
I bought my cousin a spring-loaded toy gun for Christmas.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
3
Commentary: SPRING[+event] A motion that propels something upward or forward.
Examples:
My cat can reach the counter-top in a single spring.
The action hero dodged the explosion with a well-timed spring to safety.
Mappings:
PropBank: spring.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
4
Commentary: The quality or degree of elasticity that an object has. Springiness.
Examples:
John's Slinky had a lot more spring than mine.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
5
Commentary: The point at which something begins or issues forth. Can be used physically or metaphorically.
Examples:
We traced the leak back to its spring.
All our ideas had their spring in John's brilliant insight.
The creative spring of the Renaissance allowed a flow of new arts and philosophies.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
6