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sprint
[sprint] 
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to race or move at full speed, esp. for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to traverse in sprinting: to sprint a half mile. |
–noun
| 3. | a short race at full speed. |
| 4. | a burst of speed at any point during a long race, as near the finish line. |
| 5. | a brief spell of great activity. |
Origin:
1560–70; perh. continuing OE *sprintan (cf. gesprintan to emit); c. ON spretta, OHG sprinzan to jump up
1560–70; perh. continuing OE *sprintan (cf. gesprintan to emit); c. ON spretta, OHG sprinzan to jump up
Related forms:
sprinter, noun
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| sprint (sprĭnt) n.
v. intr. To move rapidly or at top speed for a brief period, as in running or swimming. v. tr. To move over (a distance) rapidly or at top speed for a brief period: sprinted the last 100 yards to the finish line. [Possibly alteration of Middle English sprenten, to spring up, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal sprinta and Old Norse spretta, to jump.] sprint'er n. |
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