spring vs curvet

curvet vs spring

spring and curvet both are nouns.

spring and curvet both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spring	Yes	No	Yes	No
curvet	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, curvet is a hyponym of spring; that is, curvet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spring:

spring: move forward by leaps and bounds
curvet: perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse

Other hyponyms of spring include pronk, bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop, burst, bounce, capriole, galumph, ski jump, saltate, vault, leapfrog, overleap, vault, hop-skip, hop, skip, caper, hop.

spring (noun)	curvet (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
a point at which water issues forth
a natural flow of ground water
the season of growth; spring; the beginning of spring

spring (verb)	curvet (verb)
develop suddenly	perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse
produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
spring back; spring away from an impact
move forward by leaps and bounds
develop into a distinctive entity

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