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.
Part of speech: 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
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Is sprint a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, sprint is tagged as noun.
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