springen

To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne

• Tom jumped to his feet.

  Tom sprang auf seine Füße.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Tom jumped out of bed.

  Tom sprang aus dem Bett.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

springen

To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward

springen

To pass by means of a spring or leap; to overleapselten

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To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated locationselten

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To jerk the body involuntarily in response to a sudden or unexpected stimulusselten

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To jerk the body involuntarily in response to a sudden or unexpected stimulus.; To drop sharply downward at the sound of a bowstring release or the fire of a gunselten

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To increase sharply, to rise, to shoot upselten

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To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another pieceselten

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To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forwardselten

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To pass (a traffic light) when it is indicating that one should stopselten

The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound

• Nature does not make jumps.

  Die Natur macht keine Sprünge.

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• Did Tom jump, or was he pushed?

  Ist Tom gesprungen oder wurde er gestoßen?

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

An effort; an attempt; a venture

A dislocation in a stratum; a fault

An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry

An instance of propelling oneself upwards