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sprint

noun
/spɹɪnt/

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”).

  1. derived from *sper-✻
  2. derived from *sprend-✻
  3. derived from *sprintaną✻
  4. derived from *sprantijaną✻
  5. derived from *sprenta✻
  6. inherited from sprenten

Definitions

  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…

    In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

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

      • "So I broke away early this mornin', gave my guard a kick in the tummy that laid him out, and sprinted for the camp.

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