spring-load
verb
spring-loaded; spring-loading; spring-loads
: to load or secure by means of spring tension or compression
Examples of spring-load in a Sentence
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The words come spring-loaded with a melodic intention so her voice just follows.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
This set of five is made of sturdy plastic, spring-loaded for staying power, and adjustable for drawers both large and small, complete with foamy feet to protect furniture.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2025
Every whiff of sizzling meat, every journey out of the house came spring-loaded with danger.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
Which means investors were profoundly ill-positioned for it, and the rotation unusually spring-loaded.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 July 2024
Rarely, an audience roars out of its seats with fervent spontaneity, a visceral launch as if the chairs were spring-loaded.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024
Many are supposed to twist on and off; others are spring-loaded.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
Phone Attachment Type Perhaps the most common phone attachment is a simple clip, which is spring-loaded to safely grip your phone.
—Nick Hilden, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2023
Like most other shears, the pair is spring-loaded, so the blade automatically opens for you.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
This set of five is made of sturdy plastic, spring-loaded for staying power, and adjustable for drawers both large and small, complete with foamy feet to protect furniture.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2025
Every whiff of sizzling meat, every journey out of the house came spring-loaded with danger.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
Which means investors were profoundly ill-positioned for it, and the rotation unusually spring-loaded.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 July 2024
Rarely, an audience roars out of its seats with fervent spontaneity, a visceral launch as if the chairs were spring-loaded.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024
Many are supposed to twist on and off; others are spring-loaded.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
Phone Attachment Type Perhaps the most common phone attachment is a simple clip, which is spring-loaded to safely grip your phone.
—Nick Hilden, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2023
Like most other shears, the pair is spring-loaded, so the blade automatically opens for you.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
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“Spring-load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring-load. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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