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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sprint /sprɪnt/USA pronunciation v. - Sport to race at full speed for a short distance, as in running:[no object* (~ + ahead)]At the last minute he sprinted (ahead) to win the race.
- Sport to cover (a distance) in sprinting:[~ + object]to sprint a half mile.
n. [countable] - Sporta short race at full speed.
- Sporta burst of speed.
sprint•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sprint (sprint),USA pronunciation v.i. - Sportto race or move at full speed, esp. for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
v.t. - Sportto traverse in sprinting:to sprint a half mile.
n. - Sporta short race at full speed.
- Sporta burst of speed at any point during a long race, as near the finish line.
- a brief spell of great activity.
- 1560–70; perh. continuing Old English *sprintan (compare gesprintan to emit); cognate with Old Norse spretta, Old High German sprinzan to jump up
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