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1.nounA diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.
2.nounA small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.
3.nounAnything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something."The opportunity served a springboard to their success."
4.verbTo launch or propel as if from a springboard, especially toward political office.