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What does spring up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word spring up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To appear suddenly.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) To come rapidly into existence.
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We didn't know whether the soil would simply blow away, or if a truly bio-diverse culture could spring up so high above ground.
Numerous examples show that cool art scenes spring up out of economically depressed areas.
Other investigators argue that only in cases where more than two languages are in contact do true pidgins spring up.
In the eastern forest region, if the grass be left to itself, small trees soon spring up in its midst.
Like urban garages, car parts shops and so on, such places tend to spring up spontaneously like weeds in wastelands and interstices of cities.
Catch the ball, drop into a squat, then spring up, tossing your partner the ball.

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