sprint

¹sprint

verb \ˈsprint\

Definition of SPRINT

intransitive verb

: 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

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Rhymes with SPRINT

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