Springboard
noun
A thick, flexible board that bends and raises a person in the air when they step or run off it, usually in gymnastics or diving.
The diver positioned herself on the edge of the springboard before jumping.
Often appears as...
- stand on the springboard
- jump off the springboard
noun
Something that helps you start a process or activity.
My internship was a springboard into a lucrative career in finance.
Often appears as...
- serve as a springboard
- use as a springboard
noun
A thick, flexible board that bends and raises a person in the air when they step or run off it, usually in gymnastics or diving.
The diver positioned herself on the edge of the springboard before jumping.
Often appears as...
- stand on the springboard
- jump off the springboard
noun
Something that helps you start a process or activity.
My internship was a springboard into a lucrative career in finance.
Often appears as...
- serve as a springboard
- use as a springboard
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
Refers to an actual board used in sports for jumping.
The gymnast practiced flips on the springboard after school.
Pro Tip 2/3Sports Equipment
Used mainly in gymnastics or diving to gain momentum.
He perfected his dive technique on the springboard at the competition.
Pro Tip 3/3Spring Mechanism
Emphasizes the board’s elasticity to propel someone upwards.
The springboard launched her high enough to execute a double twist.
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But -- It's interesting you call it a benefit. Benefit in that it gave me that springboard. I mean that I could think how foolish it was to say to this crying nine-year-old boy, "You're the man of the house now." And then I was crying, and then he said,
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to fund costly end of pipe solutions which incidentally are often located in environmental justice communities like mine and they provide habitats for our little friends so so cool anyway the demonstration project is a springboard for our own green roof installation business bringing jobs a
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kind of shelter him and nurture him and then as he became more comfortable then he started taking the younger children surfing and if the dad of the family couldn't go and take the child surfing he'd ask Kurt to and Kurt would take the child that was his springboard was the
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An entertainment icon on...
But -- It's interesting you call it a benefit. Benefit in that it gave me that springboard. I mean that I could think how foolish it was to say to this crying nine-year-old boy, "You're the man of the house now." And then I was crying, and then he said,
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Jane McGonigal
American Designer
Surveys of thousands of gamers have shown that they're more likely to play real music if they play a music videogame. So it's an interesting relationship where the games aren't replacing something we do in real life, they're serving as a springboard to a goal we might have in real life, like learning to play an instrument.
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Frank Mir
American Mixed Martial Artist
In the future, I'd like to break more into acting and stuff. I think that pro wrestling is a great springboard, really. You see a lot of guys coming from that world. In a lot of ways, it's like live theater. Guys going out there and performing and having to act on the fly and be their own stuntmen at the same time.
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Christina Tosi
American Chef
As a boss, as a CEO, as a creative director, as a chef, I've learned that failure will always come. I've learned to give it a big squeeze, smile at it, humble myself to it and then use it as a springboard to send me on my way to strength, success, and fulfillment.
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Malorie Blackman
British Writer
I would like to use stories as a springboard for children to make their own creative responses. I would like to encourage them to express themselves using music, art, film or whatever, and upload it to a website having been inspired by particular stories.
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Laura Osnes
American Actress
I let the whole 'Grease' experience be a springboard for me. I wanted to use the exposure I got from that very wisely to continue a successful career. It's taken a lot of work and perseverance.
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Albert Finney
British Actor
We're given the springboard of the text, a plane ticket, told to report to Alabama, and there's a group of people all ready to make a film and it's a marvelous life.
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Janet Leigh
American Actress
In order to dream, you need to have a springboard which is the facts... It gives it that touch of reality, and I think that's quite important... truth with fiction.
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Charlotte Rampling
French Actress
Quite often in life, when a tragic event arrives it becomes a springboard for mirroring all other things in one's life that one hasn't come to terms with.
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Gore Vidal
American Novelist
An important governorship used to be the best springboard for would-be presidents.
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Chris Thile
American Musician
Tradition matters. To me it's not a limiting force; it's a springboard.
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Jane McGonigal
American Designer
Surveys of thousands of gamers have shown that they're more likely to play real music if they play a music videogame. So it's an interesting relationship where the games aren't replacing something we do in real life, they're serving as a springboard to a goal we might have in real life, like learning to play an instrument.
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Frank Mir
American Mixed Martial Artist
In the future, I'd like to break more into acting and stuff. I think that pro wrestling is a great springboard, really. You see a lot of guys coming from that world. In a lot of ways, it's like live theater. Guys going out there and performing and having to act on the fly and be their own stuntmen at the same time.
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Christina Tosi
American Chef
As a boss, as a CEO, as a creative director, as a chef, I've learned that failure will always come. I've learned to give it a big squeeze, smile at it, humble myself to it and then use it as a springboard to send me on my way to strength, success, and fulfillment.
Quote examples
Malorie Blackman
British Writer
I would like to use stories as a springboard for children to make their own creative responses. I would like to encourage them to express themselves using music, art, film or whatever, and upload it to a website having been inspired by particular stories.
Quote examples
Laura Osnes
American Actress
I let the whole 'Grease' experience be a springboard for me. I wanted to use the exposure I got from that very wisely to continue a successful career. It's taken a lot of work and perseverance.
Quote examples
Albert Finney
British Actor
We're given the springboard of the text, a plane ticket, told to report to Alabama, and there's a group of people all ready to make a film and it's a marvelous life.
Quote examples
Janet Leigh
American Actress
In order to dream, you need to have a springboard which is the facts... It gives it that touch of reality, and I think that's quite important... truth with fiction.
Quote examples
Charlotte Rampling
French Actress
Quite often in life, when a tragic event arrives it becomes a springboard for mirroring all other things in one's life that one hasn't come to terms with.
Quote examples
Gore Vidal
American Novelist
An important governorship used to be the best springboard for would-be presidents.
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Chris Thile
American Musician
Tradition matters. To me it's not a limiting force; it's a springboard.
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