sprint
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verb (used without object)
1.
to race or move at full speed, especially 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; perhaps continuing Old English *sprintan (compare gesprintan to emit); cognate with Old Norse spretta, Old High German sprinzan to jump up
1560–70; perhaps continuing Old English *sprintan (compare gesprintan to emit); cognate with Old Norse spretta, Old High German sprinzan to jump up
Related forms
sprint·er, noun
out·sprint, verb (used with object)
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sprint (sprɪnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | athletics a short race run at top speed, such as the 100 metres |
| 2. | a fast finishing speed at the end of a longer race, as in running or cycling, etc |
| 3. | any quick run |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to go at top speed, as in running, cycling, etc |
| [C16: from Scandinavian; related to Old English gesprintan to emit, Old Norse spretta to jump up, Old High German sprinzan to jump up, Swedish sprata to kick] | |
| 'sprinter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
sprint
1566, "to spring, dart," from O.N. spretta "to jump up." Meaning "to run a short distance at full speed" first recorded 1871. The noun is attested from 1865.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary
SPRINT definition
List processing language involving stack operations. "SPRINT - A Direct Approach to List Processing Languages", C.A. Kapps, Proc SJCC 30 (1967). Sammet 1969, p 462.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
sprint
in bicycle racing, a competition over a 1,000-metre (1,094-yard) course (500-metre for women) with time taken only over the last 200 metres (219 yards).
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Example sentences
The last days of the journey became a sprint for the pole as both food and fuel began to run low.
Regardless of who wins this sprint, the next race--to make sense of the genome--will be a marathon with many runners.
However, running at this speed requires a lot of energy, and the cheetah cannot keep up a sprint for long.
The demands of a one-mile sprint from a standing start are quite different than road racing or hill climbing.
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