spring vs expose

spring and expose both are nouns.

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

As verbs, expose is a hypernym of spring; that is, expose is a word with a broader meaning than spring:

spring: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
expose: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Other hypernyms of spring include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.

spring (noun)	expose (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
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)	expose (verb)
develop suddenly	abandon by leaving out in the open air
produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly	expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
spring back; spring away from an impact	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
move forward by leaps and bounds	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
develop into a distinctive entity	remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
	to show, make visible or apparent
	expose to light, of photographic film
	expose or make accessible to some action or influence
	reveal to view as by removing a cover