sprung
/spɹʌŋ/ adjective
Also a form of spring
- adjective Fitted or cushioned with springs. “a sprung mattress”
- adjective (of a spring or other springy object) Worn out such that the springiness has dissipated. “My old money clip was sprung, so I replaced it.”
- adjective (slang, African-American Vernacular) Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest; originally and literally, having a penile erection.
- adjective (Australia, slang) Caught doing something illegal or against the rules.
- adjective (slang, dated) drunk.
- adjective (obsolete, nautical, of a spar) cracked or strained.
Synonyms
spring-loaded smitten caught with a hand in the cookie jar red-handed drunk crazed taken splintered
Antonyms
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “sprung”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details