spring-heeled

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Synonyms: spring, string, sprig, sprint, sprung, sprang, siring, sparing, spying, sproing, sping, pring

Antonyms: spring, string, sprig, sprint, sprung, sprang, siring, sparing, spying, sproing, sping, pring

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Adjective

1. Having, or seeming to have, [[spring]]s on one's [[heel]]s, and so able to jump much higher than usual.

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