sprint

nounverbattested in dialogue

//spɹɪnt//

A short race at top speed.

noun

1
A short race at top speed.
2
A burst of speed or activity.
3
In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.

Etymology

Alteration of earlier sprent (“to leap; bound; dart”), from Northern Middle English sprenten, from Old Norse *sprenta (for later spretta), from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *sprintaną (“to jump up; bounce”), from Proto-Indo-European *sprend-, *sprendʰ- (“to flinch; jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twitch; fidget; flinch; jump; be quick”). Cognate with Middle High German sprenzen (“to sprinkle; splash”), Swedish spritta (“to startle”), Icelandic spretta (“to spring forth; emerge; arise; develop”).

verb

1
To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period.
"So I broke away early this mornin', gave my guard a kick in the tummy that laid him out, and sprinted for the camp.

Forms

plural: sprints
past tense: sprinted, sprant
past participle: sprinted, sprant, sprunt
present participle: sprinting
third person singular: sprints

springtime · The season of spring, between winter and summer.sprinkle · To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid…Sprinkle · A surname.

sprint · A short race at top speed.

sprout · A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other…Sprout · A surname.sprung · Fitted or cushioned with springs.

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