the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > leaping or springing suddenly > a sudden leap or spring (4)
A sudden brief effort or burst of movement. In early use also: †a leap, a rush (obsolete). Cf. sense 5a and also phrases 2.
An upward start or spring. Obsolete exc. poetic.
A quick or convulsive movement; a start; a spring or bound. Cf. sprint, n.2 1, sprent, n.2 3a.
A quick or smart bound or leap.