"springboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-springboard.ogg [US] Forms: springboards [plural]
Etymology: spring + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spring|board}} spring + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} springboard (plural springboards)
  1. A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water. Categories (topical): Diving, Sports equipment Translations (flexible diving board): πέτευρον (péteuron) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), трамплин (tramplin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), trampolí [masculine] (Catalan), 跳板 (tiàobǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), skokanské prkno [neuter] (Czech), vippe [common-gender] (Danish), springplank (Dutch), ponnahduslauta (Finnish), tremplin [masculine] (French), trampolín [masculine] (Galician), Sprungbrett [neuter] (German), εφαλτήριο (efaltírio) (Greek), מַקְפֵּצָה (maqpetzá) [feminine] (Hebrew), ugródeszka (Hungarian), trambulin (Hungarian), stökkpallur [masculine] (Icelandic), trampolino [masculine] (Italian), 飛び板 (tobiita) (alt: とびいた) (Japanese), スプリングボード (supuringubōdo) (Japanese), 다이빙대 (daibingdae) (Korean), 스프링보드 (seupeuringbodeu) (Korean), petaurum [masculine] (Latin), kauhua (Maori), Schwunkbrat [neuter] (Plautdietsch), trampolina (Polish), trampolim (Portuguese), trambulină (Romanian), трампли́н (tramplín) [masculine] (Russian), trampolín [masculine] (Spanish), palanca [feminine] (Spanish), svikt [common-gender] (Swedish), trampolin [common-gender] (Swedish), bwrdd plymio [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-springboard-en-noun-SayaYldw Disambiguation of Sports equipment: 61 35 2 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 21 8 9 Disambiguation of 'flexible diving board': 91 8 2
  2. (gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment. Categories (topical): Gymnastics Translations (platform on springs used in gymnastics): πέτευρον (péteuron) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), трамплин (tramplin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), odrazový můstek [masculine] (Czech), springbræt [neuter] (Danish), ponnahduslauta (Finnish), tremplin [masculine] (French), trampolín [masculine] (Galician), Sprungbrett [neuter] (German), dobbantó (Hungarian), stökkpallur [masculine] (Icelandic), lingchlár [masculine] (Irish), springbrett [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), springbrett [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), trampolina [feminine] (Polish), trampolim [masculine] (Portuguese), trambulină [feminine] (Romanian), трампли́н (tramplín) [masculine] (Russian), trampolín [masculine] (Spanish), palanca (Spanish), språngbräda [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-springboard-en-noun-rjetlHaF Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'platform on springs used in gymnastics': 31 65 4
  3. (figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something. Tags: figuratively Translations (figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse): منطلق [masculine] (Arabic), odrazový můstek [masculine] (Czech), springbræt [neuter] (Danish), ponnahduslauta (Finnish), tremplin [masculine] (French), Sprungbrett [neuter] (German), ugródeszka (Hungarian), stökkpallur [masculine] (Icelandic), trampolino [masculine] (Italian), trampolino di lancio [masculine] (Italian), springbrett [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), springbrett [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), trampolim [masculine] (Portuguese), трампли́н (tramplín) [masculine] (Russian), плацда́рм (placdárm) [masculine] (Russian), trampolín [masculine] (Spanish), språngbräda [common-gender] (Swedish), трамплі́н (tramplín) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-springboard-en-noun-kFBQT6Yp Disambiguation of 'figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse': 21 18 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: springboard diving

Verb

Audio: en-us-springboard.ogg [US] Forms: springboards [present, singular, third-person], springboarding [participle, present], springboarded [participle, past], springboarded [past]
Etymology: spring + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spring|board}} spring + board Head templates: {{en-verb}} springboard (third-person singular simple present springboards, present participle springboarding, simple past and past participle springboarded)
  1. (transitive) To launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political office. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-springboard-en-verb-NA~byXP~

Inflected forms

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          "word": "dobbantó"
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          "sense": "platform on springs used in gymnastics",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "platform on springs used in gymnastics",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "trampolina"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "platform on springs used in gymnastics",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "platform on springs used in gymnastics",
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          "ref": "1960 March, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak - Derby to Manchester: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 148",
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        "(figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something."
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "منطلق"
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          "sense": "figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "odrazový můstek"
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        {
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse",
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          "word": "springbræt"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse",
          "word": "ponnahduslauta"
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        {
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          "sense": "figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse",
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          "word": "tremplin"
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          "sense": "figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse",
          "word": "ugródeszka"
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        {
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      "sense": "flexible diving board",
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      "word": "다이빙대"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trampolín"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "språngbräda"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tramplín",
      "sense": "figuratively: anything that launches or provides impulse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "трамплі́н"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "springboard"
  ],
  "word": "springboard"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "en:Sports equipment"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "spring",
        "3": "board"
      },
      "expansion": "spring + board",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "spring + board",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "springboards",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "springboarding",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "springboarded",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "springboarded",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "springboard (third-person singular simple present springboards, present participle springboarding, simple past and past participle springboarded)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007 October 4, Jennifer Steinhauer, “In Ballot Fight, California Gets a Taste of ’08”, in New York Times",
          "text": "Such a change could amount to a seismic shift in the nation’s electoral dynamics, potentially springboarding a Republican into the White House, and the possibility has animated hopeful Republicans and fearful Democrats.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political office."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political office."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "audio": "en-us-springboard.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/En-us-springboard.ogg/En-us-springboard.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/En-us-springboard.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "springboard"
  ],
  "word": "springboard"
}

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