Definition of "sprint" []

• The act or an instance of sprinting, especially a short race at top speed. (noun)
• A burst of speed or activity. (noun)
• To move rapidly or at top speed for a brief period, as in running or swimming. (verb-intransitive)
• To move over (a distance) rapidly or at top speed for a brief period: sprinted the last 100 yards to the finish line. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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• "As the three rode onto the pavement, Myerson took the sprint from the front with McNicholas second and Lindine third."