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Syringe vs Springe - What's the difference?

syringe | springe |

As nouns the difference between syringe and springe

is that syringe is a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane while springe is snare.

As verbs the difference between syringe and springe

is that syringe is to clean or inject fluid by means of a syringe while springe is to sprinkle; to scatter.

syringe

English

(wikipedia syringe)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
  • A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.

    • Usage notes

    * Syringe mostly refers specifically to medical devices for injecting drugs into a human body or drawing blood from one (or other human fluids), but the broader definition sees occasional use, particularly in specialized fields.

    See also

    * inject * intravenous * needle * shoot up

    Verb

    (syring)
  • To clean or inject fluid by means of a syringe.
    • Have your ears syringed , they're so dirty!

    External links

    * (commonslite)

    springe

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To sprinkle; to scatter.
  • * Chaucer
    • He would sowen some difficulty, / Or springen cockle in our cleane corn.
  • To catch in a springe; to ensnare.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) snare
  • * 1602 : , act 1 scene 3 line 114
    • Ay, springes to catch woodcocks

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