Definition of sprint Sprint

/spɹɪˈnt/ - [sprint] - sprint

We found 12 definitions of sprint from 7 different sources.

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What does sprint mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

sprints, sprinting, sprinted  

sprint - run very fast, usually for a short distance
  run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sprint (v. i.)
    To run very rapidly; to run at full speed.
  • sprint (n.)
    The act of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full speed.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sprint
    A short race at top speed.
  • sprint
    (software engineering) In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • sprint
    sprint, 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. [Cf. Spurt.]

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  • Sprints are short running races in athletics. They are events in which runners will not have to "pace themselves", but can run as fast as possible for the entire distance. These are often some of the more popular events in the Olympic Games. The most common distances are 60 meters, 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters.

Part of speech

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  • sprint, verb, present, 1st person singular of sprint (infinitive).
  • sprint, verb (infinitive).
  • sprint, noun, singular of sprints.

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