verb
- to spring out or forth; to leap or burst out suddenly
- to spring or move faster or farther than; to surpass in springing
Usage: archaic or literary
Usage: rare
noun
- something that springs out or forth; an outflow or emergence
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- The water began to outspring from the rocky crevice.
- A cry outsprang from the crowd when the announcement was made.
- The athlete tried to outspring his competitors in the long jump.
- The outspring of the fountain created a beautiful arc in the sunlight.
- Flames outsprang from the burning building.