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Definition of Sprint
1. Verb. Run very fast, usually for a short distance. "Sam and Sue sprint"
2. Noun. A quick run.
Definition of Sprint
1. v. i. To run very rapidly; to run at full speed.
2. n. The act of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full speed.
Definition of Sprint
1. Noun. A short race at top speed ¹
2. Noun. A burst of speed or activity ¹
3. Noun. In (w Agile software development), a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings. ¹
4. Verb. (ambitransitive) To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sprint
1. to run at top speed [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sprint
Literary usage of Sprint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Navy Seal Physical Fitness Guide edited by Patricia A. Deuster (1998)
"sprint Training sprint training helps develop speed and increase muscle strength.
Individuals are required to sprint repeatedly at maximum speed while ..."
2. Dedicated Computer Crime Units by J. Thomas McEwen (1988)
"A sprint customer authorization code is a set of numbers assigned to a ...
The customer completes a call by dialing a US sprint access number such as ..."
3. The Lives of the Puritans: Containing a Biographical Account of Those by Benjamin Brook (1813)
"JOHN sprint, AM—This learned person was the son of Dr. John sprint, dean of
Bristol, a frequent Calvinistic preacher; was born in or near that city, ..."
4. Handbook of Athletic Games for Players, Instructors, and Spectators by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft, William Dean Pulvermacher (1916)
"sprint RACES (DASHES) DEFINITION. — sprint and dash are interchangeable terms.
They indicate a run for a distance short enough to admit of maximum speed ..."
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