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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.
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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
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.
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