English Explanatory Dictionary

sprint

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
verb
  1. To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period.

Pronunciation

/spɹɪnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sprint.wav

Word forms

sprint sprints sprunt sprinting sprinted sprant

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”).

Derived words

canoe sprint hollow sprint kayak sprint outsprint sprintable sprint car sprinter sprint finish sprintless wind sprint
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