upspring
[ verb uhp-spring, noun uhp-spring ]
/ verb ʌpˈsprɪŋ, noun ˈʌpˌsprɪŋ /
verb (used without object), up·sprang or up·sprung, up·sprung, up·spring·ing.
to spring up.
to come into being or existence; arise: Prosperity began to upspring after the war.
noun Archaic.
growth or development.
a coming into existence; origin.
Words nearby upspring
upsilon,
upsilon particle,
upsize,
upskill,
upspin,
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upstage,
upstairs,
upstanding,
upstart,
upstate
British Dictionary definitions for upspring
upspring
/ archaic, or literary /
verb (ʌpˈsprɪŋ) -springs, -springing, -sprang, -sprung or -sprung
(intr)
to spring up or come into existence
noun (ˈʌpˌsprɪŋ)
a leap forwards or upwards
the act of coming into existence