springe (sprĭnj) n. 1. A device for snaring small game, made by attaching a noose to a branch under tension.
2. A trap or snare.
[Middle English, branch, spring ; see spring .]
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springe (sprɪndʒ ) n (Hunting) a snare set to catch small wild animals or birds and consisting of a loop attached to a bent twig or branch under tension
vb 1. (Hunting) (intr ) to set such a snare
2. (Hunting) (tr ) to catch (small wild animals or birds) with such a snare
[C13: related to Old English springan to spring]
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springe (sprɪndʒ) n. a snare for catching small game.
[1200–50; Middle English; Old English
*sprencg, ultimately derivative from base of
spring ]
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springe Past participle: springedGerund: springingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I springe you springe he/she/it springes we springe you springe they springe
Preterite I springed you springed he/she/it springed we springed you springed they springed
Present Continuous I am springing you are springing he/she/it is springing we are springing you are springing they are springing
Present Perfect I have springed you have springed he/she/it has springed we have springed you have springed they have springed
Past Continuous I was springing you were springing he/she/it was springing we were springing you were springing they were springing
Past Perfect I had springed you had springed he/she/it had springed we had springed you had springed they had springed
Future I will springe you will springe he/she/it will springe we will springe you will springe they will springe
Future Perfect I will have springed you will have springed he/she/it will have springed we will have springed you will have springed they will have springed
Future Continuous I will be springing you will be springing he/she/it will be springing we will be springing you will be springing they will be springing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been springing you have been springing he/she/it has been springing we have been springing you have been springing they have been springing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been springing you will have been springing he/she/it will have been springing we will have been springing you will have been springing they will have been springing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been springing you had been springing he/she/it had been springing we had been springing you had been springing they had been springing
Conditional I would springe you would springe he/she/it would springe we would springe you would springe they would springe
Past Conditional I would have springed you would have springed he/she/it would have springed we would have springed you would have springed they would have springed
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