Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense sprints, present participle sprinting, past tense, past participle sprinted
1. singular noun
The sprint is a short, fast running race.
Rob Harmeling won the sprint in Bordeaux.
...the women's 100-metres sprint.
2. countable noun
A sprint is a short race in which the competitors run, drive, ride, or swim very fast.
Lewis will compete in both sprints in Stuttgart.
I knew there were other riders who could beat me in a sprint.
3. singular noun
A sprint is a fast run that someone does, either at the end of a race or because they arein a hurry.
He won the race in a sprint finish yesterday.
The police retreated at a sprint.
I broke into a sprint.
4. verb
If you sprint, you run or ride as fast as you can over a short distance.
Sergeant Horne sprinted to the car. [VERB adverb/preposition]
Synonyms: run, race, shoot, tear More Synonyms of sprint
sprint in British English
(sprɪnt)
noun
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
verb(intransitive)
4.
to go at top speed, as in running, cycling, etc
Derived forms
sprinter (ˈsprinter)
noun
Word origin
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
sprint in American English
(sprɪnt)
verb intransitive
1.
to run or race at full speed, esp. for a short distance
noun
2.
the act of sprinting
3.
a short run or race at full speed; dash
4.
a brief period of intense activity
Derived forms
sprinter (ˈsprinter)
noun
Word origin
ME sprenten, to leap, run < Scand, as in Swed dial. sprinta, ON spretta, to run
Examples of 'sprint' in a sentence
sprint
He sprints the distance at least once a week.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It would be no surprise if he is contesting some of the top sprints before long.
The Sun (2012)
They do some short sprints followed by a burst of squats.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We can go to races with sprinting as a pure focus.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There will be no sitting around in a bunch waiting for a big sprint at the end.
The Sun (2012)
He ran well in some top juvenile sprints early last season and should go close.
The Sun (2012)
Then there was a short sprint to the finish.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She has run well over sprint trips on her last two races and is probably better over this distance.
The Sun (2013)
He sprinted to the end in no time at all and left the other less fit dads way behind.
The Sun (2013)
They are about seeing guys sprinting for the finish line and then turning round to clap the last man in.
The Sun (2016)
It was a first win this year for a filly now returned to sprint distances after failing to stay in two classics.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The only answer is to reduce the maximum fields in sprints - fast.
The Sun (2008)
Some of the men's sprints had finished by the third day.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You know, he could jump out and run in a sprint.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He'll go in all the big sprints and loves fast ground.
The Sun (2010)
In the last sprint triathlon race 106 participants were recorded as competing.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
If all goes to form, it should see a sprint finish.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These wolves weigh 265 pounds apiece and can sprint the distance between the line and your tender body in two seconds flat.
Christianity Today (2000)
The team sprint final yesterday was essentially a tussle between Britain's first and second teams.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In women, this tube is short - just a quick sprint for a bug.
The Sun (2007)
She's improved her sprint speed but overall it's her tenacity that defines her.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Had England chosen to conduct a lap of honour, they might have decided to swim rather than sprint.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A quick sprint up the Kings Road may be required.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
sprint
British English: sprint /sprɪnt/ NOUN
A sprint is a short fast race.
...the 100-metres sprint.
American English: sprint
Arabic: سِبَاقٌ قَصِيرٌ سَريع
Brazilian Portuguese: corrida de curta distância
Chinese: 疾跑
Croatian: trk
Czech: sprint
Danish: spurt
Dutch: sprint
European Spanish: carrera corta
Finnish: pikajuoksu
French: sprint
German: Sprint
Greek: σπριντ
Italian: sprint
Japanese: 短距離競走
Korean: 단거리 경주
Norwegian: sprintløp
Polish: sprint
European Portuguese: corrida de curta distância
Romanian: sprint
Russian: спринт
Latin American Spanish: carrera corta
Swedish: spurt
Thai: การแข่งวิ่งเร็วในระยะสั้น
Turkish: kısa mesafe hız koşusu
Ukrainian: спринт
Vietnamese: sự chạy nước rút
British English: sprint /sprɪnt/ VERB
If you sprint, you run or ride as fast as you can over a short distance.
We sprinted to the car.
American English: sprint
Arabic: يَعْدُو بِسُرْعَة
Brazilian Portuguese: correr muito rápido
Chinese: 疾跑
Croatian: brzo trčati
Czech: sprintovat
Danish: spurte
Dutch: sprinten
European Spanish: correr a gran velocidad
Finnish: pinkaista
French: sprinter
German: sprinten
Greek: κάνω σπριντ
Italian: scattare
Japanese: 全力で走る
Korean: 전속력으로 달리다
Norwegian: sprinte
Polish: pobiec sprintem
European Portuguese: correr muito rápido
Romanian: a sprinta
Russian: бежать на короткую дистанцию
Latin American Spanish: correr a gran velocidad
Swedish: spurta
Thai: วิ่งเต็มฝีเท้า
Turkish: hızla koşmak
Ukrainian: бігати на короткі дистанції
Vietnamese: chạy nước rút
Chinese translation of 'sprint'
sprint
(sprɪnt)
n(c)
(= race) 短跑 (duǎnpǎo)
vi
全速奔跑 (quánsù bēnpǎo)
to break into a sprint突然开(開)始奔跑 (tūrán kāishǐ bēnpǎo)
(verb)
Definition
to run or cycle a short distance at top speed
He sprinted to the car.
Synonyms
run
I excused myself and ran back to the telephone.
race
They raced away out of sight.
shoot
They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them.
tear
The door flew open and she tore into the room.
dash
Suddenly she dashed out into the garden.
barrel (along) (informal, mainly US, Canadian)
dart
She darted away through the trees.
hare (British, informal)
whizz (informal)
A car whizzed past.
scamper
The flash sent the foxes scampering away.
hotfoot
go like a bomb (British, New Zealand, informal)
put on a burst of speed
go at top speed
Additional synonyms
in the sense of dart
Definition
to move or throw swiftly and suddenly
She darted away through the trees.
Synonyms
dash,
run,
race,
shoot,
fly,
speed,
spring,
tear,
rush,
bound,
flash,
hurry,
sprint,
bolt,
hasten,
whizz,
haste,
flit,
scoot
in the sense of dash
Definition
to move hastily
Suddenly she dashed out into the garden.
Synonyms
rush,
run,
race,
shoot,
fly,
career,
speed,
spring,
tear,
bound,
hurry,
barrel (along) (informal),
sprint,
bolt,
dart,
hasten,
scurry,
haste,
stampede,
burn rubber (informal),
make haste,
hotfoot
in the sense of race
Definition
to travel as fast as possible
They raced away out of sight.
Synonyms
run,
fly,
career,
speed,
tear,
dash,
hurry,
barrel (along) (informal),
dart,
gallop,
zoom,
hare (British, informal),
hasten,
burn rubber (informal),
go like a bomb (British, New Zealand, informal),
run like mad (informal)
Synonyms of 'sprint'
sprint
Explore 'sprint' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of scamper
Definition
to run about hurriedly or quickly
The flash sent the foxes scampering away.
Synonyms
run,
dash,
dart,
fly,
hurry,
sprint,
romp,
beetle,
hasten,
scuttle,
scurry,
scoot,
hie (archaic)
in the sense of shoot
Definition
to move very rapidly
They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them.