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sprint

sprint
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sprint]
    • /sprɪnt/
    • /sprɪnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sprint]
    • /sprɪnt/

Definitions of sprint word

  • verb without object sprint to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc. 1
  • verb with object sprint to traverse in sprinting: to sprint a half mile. 1
  • noun sprint a short race at full speed. 1
  • noun sprint a burst of speed at any point during a long race, as near the finish line. 1
  • noun sprint a brief spell of great activity. 1
  • intransitive verb sprint run 1

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Origin of sprint

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; perhaps continuing Old English *sprintan (compare gesprintan to emit); cognate with Old Norse spretta, Old High German sprinzan to jump up

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sprint

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sprint popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sprint usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sprint

verb sprint

  • barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
  • barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
  • barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
  • bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
  • boogie — When you boogie, you dance to fast pop music.

noun sprint

  • birr — to make or cause to make a whirring sound
  • hurdles — Take part in a race that involves jumping hurdles.

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