sprung

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈspɹʌŋ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈspɹʌŋ/

Verb

1. Past participle of spring
2. Alternative form of sprang: simple past tense of spring

Adjective

sprung

1. (slang, African American Vernacular English) Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest.
2. (Australian, slang) Caught doing something illegal or against the rules.
3. (obsolete, nautical, of a spar) cracked or strained.
4. (slang, dated) drunk.

Synonyms

• (infatuated) smitten, taken; see also Thesaurus:in love
• (caught doing something illegal) caught with a hand in the cookie jar, red-handed
• (cracked or strained) crazed, splintered; see also Thesaurus:broken
• (drunk) See Thesaurus:drunk

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