Sprint
[sprɪnt]
Definition
(v. i.) To run very rapidly; to run at full speed.
(n.) The act of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full speed.
Edited by Erna
Definition
n. a short-distance race at full speed.—v.i. to run at full speed—also Sprent.—ns. Sprin′ter a short-distance runner in races; Sprin′ting; Sprint′-race; Sprint′-run′ner.
Edited by Benson
Examples
- He's a fine place-kick, it's true, but then he has no judgment, and he can't sprint for nuts. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The second officer was breathing heavily from his sprint up and across the hillside from the automatic rifle position. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- That can only mean that the rider is throwing his weight on to the handle-bar, as a man does when he is sprinting. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- If he is an elderly man he is not this active cyclist who sprints away from that young lady's athletic pursuit. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Edited by Bertram