Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Secured or loaded by means of a spring.
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- adjective Of a
mechanical device , containing a spring that holds acomponent in a particular position.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective containing a compressed spring that presses one part against another
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Examples
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If he has all the basics — at least one grill, a wire cleaning brush, spring-loaded tongs and a food thermometer — consider getting him a cool accessory.
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Be sure to check out the "making of" video for lots of sweet little notes, like the spring-loaded tug-knob that works like a pinball launcher, which turns on the machine and spins up a flywheel, making the whole thing feel mechanical rather than electric.
Boing Boing 2009
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In 1904, Anderson applied for a patent for her solution to the problem: a lever that, when operated by the driver, made a spring-loaded arm wipe off the windshield and swing back to its original location.
Archive 2009-03-01 Alyssa Gardina 2009
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The result is a spring-loaded funk band that has all of the trampoline punch of its Memphis forebears—Booker T. & the MGs, the Mar-Keys, the Bar-Kays and Pac-Keys.
Mining the Memphis Sound Marc Myers 2011
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In 1904, Anderson applied for a patent for her solution to the problem: a lever that, when operated by the driver, made a spring-loaded arm wipe off the windshield and swing back to its original location.
Ada Lovelace Day: Bullet-proof and Waterproof Alyssa Gardina 2009
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Dude makes homemade spring-loaded Wolverine*-style claws and uses them to fight evil in the form of a cardboard box.
Archive 2009-05-03 Tyler 2009
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Or the spring-loaded longshoreman's hooks built into his gauntlets ... yanno, for combat or climbing.
Archive 2010-01-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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Or the spring-loaded longshoreman's hooks built into his gauntlets ... yanno, for combat or climbing.
A Homage to Heroes Hal Duncan 2010
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Dude makes homemade spring-loaded Wolverine*-style claws and uses them to fight evil in the form of a cardboard box.
Homemade Wolverine claws: Awful or Awesome? Tyler 2009
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The shooter would put the spring-loaded device into the birds' cage it resembles a small, wooden dog and scare them into flight with the yank of a cord.
Trying to Build a Better Mousetrap Rachel Wolff 2011
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