sprint

Universal Words verb, noun verb to run a short distance very fast: [V, usually +adv./prep.] He sprinted for the line. * Three runners sprinted past. * She jumped out of the car and sprinted for the front door. * [VN] I sprinted the last few metres. noun 1 a race in which the competitors run, swim, etc. very fast over a short distance: a 100-metre sprint * the world sprint champion 2 [usuallysing.] a short period of running, swimming, etc. very fast: a sprint for the line * a sprint for the bus * She won in a sprint finish. sprinter noun