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sprint
(sprĭnt)n.
1. The act or an instance of sprinting, especially a short race at top speed.
2. A burst of speed or activity.
v. sprint·ed, sprint·ing, sprints
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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sprint
(sprɪnt)n
1. (Athletics (Track & Field)) athletics a short race run at top speed, such as the 100 metres
2. (Athletics (Track & Field)) a fast finishing speed at the end of a longer race, as in running or cycling, etc
3. any quick run
vb (intr)
(Athletics (Track & Field)) 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]
ˈsprinter n
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sprint
(sprɪnt)v.i.
1. to race or move at full speed for a short distance, as in running or rowing.
v.t. 2. to traverse in sprinting: to sprint a half mile.
n. 3. a short race at full speed.
4. a burst of speed.
[1560–70; perhaps Old English *sprintan c. Old High German sprinzan, Old Norse spretta to jump up]
sprint′er, n.
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sprint
Past participle: sprinted
Gerund: sprinting
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| Noun | 1. |  sprint - a quick run running, run - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" break - a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door" |
| Verb | 1. | sprint - run very fast, usually for a short distance run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store" |
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sprint
verb run, scattering, race, shoot, tear, dash, barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), dart, hare (Brit. informal), whizz (informal), scamper, hotfoot, go like a bomb (Brit. & N.Z. informal), put on a burst of speed, go at top speed He sprinted to the car.
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sprint
verb1. To move swiftly on foot so that both feet leave the ground during each stride:
2. To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
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Translations
جَرْي سَريعسِباق في الجَرْيسِبَاقٌ قَصِيرٌ سَريعيَرْكُض بِسُرْعَهيَعْدُو بِسُرْعَة
sprintsprintovat
=-løbløbsprintsprintespurt
pikajuoksupinkaistapyrähtää
brzo trčatisprintsprintatitrk
síkfutássprintvágta
spretthlaupspretturtaka sprett
全力で走る短距離競走
단거리 경주전속력으로 달리다
bėgti visu greičiudidelis greitissprintassprinteris
izrautiesizrāviensskriet pilnā ātrumāsprints
šprintšprintovať
hitro tečisprint
spurtspurta
การแข่งวิ่งเร็วในระยะสั้นวิ่งเต็มฝีเท้า
hızla koşmakkısa mesafe hız koşususon sürat koşmason sürat koşmaksürat koşusu
chạy nước rútsự chạy nước rút
sprint
[sprɪnt]A. N (in race) → sprint m, esprint m; (= dash) → carrera f sprint
the women's 100 metres sprint → los 100 metros lisos femeninos
the women's 100 metres sprint → los 100 metros lisos femeninos
B. VI (in race) → sprintar, esprintar; (= dash) → correr a toda velocidad; (= rush) → precipitarse
he sprinted for the bus → corrió tras el autobús
we'll have to sprint → tendremos que correr
he sprinted for the bus → corrió tras el autobús
we'll have to sprint → tendremos que correr
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sprint
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sprint
(sprint) noun1. a run or running race performed at high speed over a short distance. Who won the 100 metres sprint?
2. the pace of this. He ran up the road at a sprint.
verb to run at full speed especially (in) a race. He sprinted (for) the last few hundred metres.
ˈsprinter noun a person who is good at sprinting.
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sprint
→ سِبَاقٌ قَصِيرٌ سَريع, يَعْدُو بِسُرْعَة sprint, sprintovat spurt, spurte Sprint, sprinten κάνω σπριντ, σπριντ carrera corta, correr a gran velocidad pikajuoksu, pinkaista sprint, sprinter brzo trčati, trk scattare, sprint 全力で走る, 短距離競走 단거리 경주, 전속력으로 달리다 sprint, sprinten sprinte, sprintløp pobiec sprintem, sprint correr muito rápido, corrida de curta distância бежать на короткую дистанцию, спринт spurt, spurta การแข่งวิ่งเร็วในระยะสั้น, วิ่งเต็มฝีเท้า hızla koşmak, kısa mesafe hız koşusu chạy nước rút, sự chạy nước rút 疾跑Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009