sprint

¹sprint

intransitive verb \ˈsprint\

Definition of SPRINT

: to run or go at top speed especially for a short distance

— sprint·er noun

Examples of SPRINT

1. The bicycle racers sprinted for the finish line.
2. <he sprinted off to class so as to avoid being late>

Origin of SPRINT

Middle English (Scots) sprenten to spring, leap, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect sprinta to jump, hop; akin to Old High German sprinzan to jump up

First Known Use: 1889

Related to SPRINT

Synonyms

dash, gallop, jog, scamper, run, trip, trot

Related Words

bound, canter, leap, lope, shag, skip, spring; barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, course, foot (it), hare, hasten, hie, hoof (it), hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, leg (it), pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, rush, rustle, shoot, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom; nip, patter, scoot, scurry, scuttle, step (along)

Near Antonyms

amble, saunter, shamble, shuffle, stroll; crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; lumber, plod, trudge; hobble, limp

Rhymes with SPRINT

bint, dint, flint, glint, hint, lint, mint, print, quint, skint, splint, squint, stint, suint, tint

²sprint

noun

Definition of SPRINT

1

: the act or an instance of sprinting

2

a : dash 6b

b : a burst of speed

Examples of SPRINT

1. He made a sprint for the finish line.

First Known Use of SPRINT

circa 1865