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sprint

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sprint  (sprnt)
n.
1. The act or an instance of sprinting, especially a short race at top speed.
2. A burst of speed or activity.
v. sprint·ed, sprint·ing, sprints
v.intr.
To move rapidly or at top speed for a brief period, as in running or swimming.
v.tr.
To move over (a distance) rapidly or at top speed for a brief period: sprinted the last 100 yards to the finish line.

[Possibly alteration of Middle English sprenten, to spring up, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal sprinta and Old Norse spretta, to jump.]

sprinter n.

sprint
Noun
1. Athletics
a. a short race run at top speed
b. a fast run at the end of a longer race
2. any quick run
Verb
to run or cycle a short distance at top speed [Scandinavian]
sprinter n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sprintsprint - a quick run                          
running, run - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
break - a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"
Verb1.sprint - run very fast, usually for a short distance
run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

sprint
verb run, race, shoot, tear, dash, barrel (along) (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. dart, hare Brit. (informal) whizz (informal) scamper, hotfoot, go like a bomb Brit., N.Z. (informal) put on a burst of speed, go at top speed
Translations
sprint [sprɪnt] n(e)sprint m
vi (gen) → correr a toda velocidad;
(SPORT) → esprintar;
the 200 metres sprint → el (e)sprint de 200 metros

sprint [sprɪnt] nsprint m
vicourir à toute vitesse;
(Sport) → sprinter

sprint [sprɪnt] nSprint m
virennen;
(Sport) → sprinten;
the 200 metres sprint → der 200-Meter-Lauf

sprint [sprɪnt] nscatto
viscattare;
the 200-metres sprint → i 200 metri piani

sprint
n sprint [sprint]
1 a run or running race performed at high speed over a short distance Who won the 100 metres sprint? naelloop سِباق في الجَرْي спринт sprint løb; -løb der Kurzstreckenlauf, der Sprint αγώνας δρόμου μικρής απόστασης, σπριντ kiirjooks, sprint دو سرعت pyrähdys, pikajuoksu sprint מָאוֹץ थोड़ी दूरी की तेज दौड़ sprint, trka na kratke pruge síkfutás,„vágta” lari cepat spretthlaup corsa 短距離競走 단거리 경주 sprintas sprints pecut sprint sprint sprint sprint sprint спринт šprint sprint sprint sprinterlopp การแข่งวิ่งเร็วในระยะสั้น (kısa mesafe) sürat koşusu 短距離賽跑 біг на коротку дистанцію, спринт چھوٹے فاصلے کی تیز دوڑ کا مقابلہ sự chạy nhanh
2 the pace of this He ran up the road at a sprint. naelpas جَرْي سَريع със спринтиране sprint sprint der Spurt γρήγορο τρέξιμο täiskiirus حركت سريع pikavauhti à toutes jambes מְלוֹא הַמְהִירוּת धावन oštro trčanje, sprintanje sprint(elés) langkah cepat sprettur scatto, (corsa veloce) 全速力で 전속력 didelis greitis sprints; izrāviens langkah pantas sprint sprinthastighet sprint a grande velocidade pas alergător рывок; бросок šprint hiter tek sprint sprinterfart การวิ่งอย่างเต็มที่ son sürat koşma 疾跑 спринт چھوٹی دوڑ کی رفتار chạy nước rút
v
to run at full speed especially (in) a race He sprinted (for) the last few hundred metres. nael يَرْكُض بِسُرْعَه спринтирам sprintovat sprinte sprinten τρέχω ολοταχώς sprintima, täie kiirusega jooksma با سرعت دويدن pinkaista sprinter לָרוּץ בִּמלוֹא הַמְהִירוּת बड़ी तेजी से दौड़ना sprintati, trčati oštro na malu udaljenost vágtázik berpacu taka sprett scattare 全力疾走する (단거리를) 전속력으로 달리다 bėgti visu greičiu skriet pilnā ātrumā; izrauties memacu sprinten sprinte, løpe sprint biec sprintem correr a toda a velocidade a sprinta бежать с максимальной скоростью šprintovať sprintati sprintovati sprinta, spurta วิ่งอย่างเต็มที่ son sürat koşmak (賽跑中的)衝刺 бігти на коротку дистанцію چھوٹے واصلے کی تیز دوڑ کے مقابلے میں بھاگنا chạy nước rút
n sprinter
a person who is good at sprinting. naelloper مُشْتَرِك في سِباق، شَخْص سَريع الجَرْي спринтьор sprintér, -ka sprinter; hurtigløber der/die Kurzstreckenläufer(in) δρομέας ταχύτητας kiirjooksja, sprinter pikajuoksija sprinteur/-euse אָצַן तेज धावक kratkoprugaš, sprinter rövidtávfutó,„vágtázó” pelari cepat spretthlaupari velocista, sprinter 短距離走者 단거리 경주 선수 sprinteris sprinteris pelari pecut sprinter sprinter sprinter corredor sprinter спринтер šprintér, -ka sprinter sprinter sprinter นักวิ่งเร็วระยะสั้น sürat koşucusu 短跑選手 бігун на короткі дистанції, спринтер تھوڑے فاصلے کی دوڑ میں خصوصیت رکھنے والا کھلاڑی người chạy nước rút


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