sprint [sprintsprintssprintedsprinting] verb, noun BrE [sprɪnt] NAmE [sprɪnt] verb intransitive, transitive to run or swim a short distance very fast •+ adv./prep. He sprinted for the line. •Three runners sprinted past. •She jumped out of the car and sprinted for the front door. •~ sth I sprinted the last few metres. Verb forms:
Word Origin: late 18th cent. (as a dialect term meaning ‘a bound or spring’): related to Swedish spritta.
Example Bank: •A doctor came sprinting down the corridor. •He sprinted towards the finishing line. •Mark gathered up his things and sprinted after her. Derived Word: ↑sprinter
noun 1. a race in which the people taking part run, swim, etc. very fast over a short distance •a 100-metre sprint •the world sprint champion 2. usually singular a short period of running, swimming, etc. very fast •a sprint for the line •a sprint for the bus •She won in a sprint finish.
Word Origin: late 18th cent. (as a dialect term meaning ‘a bound or spring’): related to Swedish spritta.
Example Bank: •Jamaica won the gold in the sprint relay. •Olympic sprint champion Marion Jones •Sato just pipped the Kenyan runner in a sprint finish. •The Moroccan came out best in a frantic sprint for the line. •The runners broke into a sprint a few hundred yards from the finish. •This car could comfortably outpace its rivals in a sprint. •the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint double •It was a sprint for the finishing line.
intransitive, transitive 