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sprint
- /spɹɪnt/
Rhymes with -ɪnt
Where it comes from
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”).
noun sprints · sprunt
- A short race at top speed.
- A burst of speed or activity.
- In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.
verb sprints · sprinting · sprinted · sprant
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dash, run, speed, spurt, all-out, race, furlong, velocity, star, hollow sprint, wind sprint, speedway, short track, splash-and-dash, runner, speedskiing
Translations
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noun short race at top speed
| Español | sprint, esprint |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스프린트 seupeurinteu, 단거리 달리기 dan'geori dalligi, 단거리 경주 dan'geori gyeongju |
| 日本語 | スプリント supurinto, 短距離走 tankyori sō, 短距離競走 tankyori kyōsō |
| 中文 | 短跑 duǎnpǎo, 衝刺 /冲刺 chōngcì |
| Português | sprint, esprinte |
| Français | sprint |
| Deutsch | Kurzstreckenlauf, Sprint |
| Italiano | velocità, sprint |
| Ελληνικά | σπριντ sprint |
| Română | sprint |
| Русский | спринт sprint |
| Tiếng Việt | chạy nước rút |
| עברית | מאוץ maóts, ריצה מהירה ritsá mehirá, ספרינט sprint |
Talk about this word "sprint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sprint. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sprint. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sprint "sprint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sprint.Cite this
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title = {sprint},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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