"unspring" meaning in English

See unspring in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unsprings [present, singular, third-person], unspringing [participle, present], unsprang [past], unsprung [past], unsprung [participle, past]
Etymology: un- + spring Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|spring}} un- + spring Head templates: {{en-verb|||unsprang|unsprung|past2=unsprung}} unspring (third-person singular simple present unsprings, present participle unspringing, simple past unsprang or unsprung, past participle unsprung)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To release or be released by means of a spring. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-unspring-en-verb-r7HsuelO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 56 44
  2. (transitive) To undo the springing of (a mechanism). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unspring-en-verb-l6sjH4hY

Inflected forms

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