spring the luff in English

Forms: springs the luff [present, singular, third-person], springing the luff [participle, present], sprang the luff [past], sprung the luff [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|spring<,,sprang,sprung> the luff}} spring the luff (third-person singular simple present springs the luff, present participle springing the luff, simple past sprang the luff, past participle sprung the luff)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "springs the luff",
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    },
    {
      "form": "springing the luff",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprang the luff",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprung the luff",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "spring<,,sprang,sprung> the luff"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To ease the helm, and sail nearer to the wind than before; said of a vessel."
      ],
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        "(nautical) To ease the helm, and sail nearer to the wind than before; said of a vessel."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spring the luff"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "springs the luff",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "springing the luff",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprang the luff",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprung the luff",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "spring<,,sprang,sprung> the luff"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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        "To ease the helm, and sail nearer to the wind than before; said of a vessel."
      ],
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          "nautical",
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        "(nautical) To ease the helm, and sail nearer to the wind than before; said of a vessel."
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "spring the luff"
}

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"spring the luff" meaning in English

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