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sprinter

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sprintersprinter - someone who runs a short distance at top speed
runner - a trained athlete who competes in foot races
Translations
sprinter [ˈsprɪntəʳ] N (Sport) → velocista mf, (e)sprínter mf

sprinter [ˈsprɪntər] nsprinteur/euse m/f, sprinter mf
sprint finish n (SPORT)sprint m

sprinter
nKurzstreckenläufer(in) m(f), → Sprinter(in) m(f)

sprinter [ˈsprɪntəʳ] n (Sport) → velocista m/f
sprinter [ˈsprɪntəʳ] n (Sport) → velocista m/f

sprinter مُتَسابِق sprintér sprinter Sprinter σπρίντερ velocista pikajuoksija sprinteur trkač na kratke staze velocista 短距離走者 단거리 경주 선수 sprinter sprinter sprinter atleta que corre curtas distâncias спринтер kortdistanslöpare นักวิ่งเร็ว kısa mesafe koşucusu người chạy nước rút 赛跑选手


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Hall toed the mark and at the word was off with the form of a sprinter.
So he displayed the zeal of an insane sprinter in his purpose to keep them in the rear.
But if ever a sprinter broke into smithereens all world's records it was I that day when I fled before those hide-ous beasts along the narrow spit of rocky cliff between two narrow fiords toward the Sojar Az.
 
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