A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamplike device that springs shut suddenly, A device for sealing a passage against the escape of gases, especially a U-shaped or S-shaped bend in a drainpipe that prevents the return flow of sewer gas by means of a water barrier, A kind of movable ladder or steps; a ladder leading up to a loft, intransitive verb_ To gain control of (a moving soccer ball) by allowing it to hit and bounce off a part of the body other than the arm or hand, To seal off (gases) by a trap, To prevent from escaping or getting free

Plural form of spring, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spring

The bottom stone of an arch resting on the impost, One who or that which springs, in any sense, The lower voussoir or bottom stone of an arch, which lies immediately upon the impost.

A piece of furniture for reclining and sleeping, typically consisting of a flat, rectangular frame and a mattress resting on springs, That upon or within which one reposes or sleeps

A usually rectangular pad of heavy cloth filled with soft material or an arrangement of coiled springs, used as or on a bed, a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed, A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment

The rectangular, usually steel frame, supported on springs and attached to the axles, that holds the body and motor of an automotive vehicle, The landing gear of an aircraft, including the wheels, skids, floats, and other structures that support the aircraft on land or water

Water beneath the earth's surface, often between saturated soil and rock, that supplies wells and springs, Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers