#spring a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
supertype: #elastic_device__elasticdevice any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched
subtype: #bedspring (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed
subtype: #box_spring__boxspring a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth
subtype: #coil_spring__volute_spring a spring in the shape of a coil
subtype: #leaf_spring long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together
subtype: #mainspring the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
subtype: #spiral_spring a spring that is wound like a spiral
subtype: #hairspring a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece
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