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Sprint

noun

A quick run. Synonym: dash.

verb

(past & past part. sprinted; pres. part. sprinting)

Run very fast, usually for a short distance.

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... object of dread—another enemy, as terrible as the enraged bull—that almost caused me to sprint down upon the horns of the latter in my first moments ...

— The Bush Boys - History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family • Captain Mayne Reid

... the special, the telegraph instrument had remained silent, and presently she heard the station master's step behind her. "Well," he said, "it's Nip and Tuck, sure. But say, he can sprint some. Does it easy, too, like one of those cross-country fellows out of a college team. I'd ...

— The Rim of the Desert • Ada Woodruff Anderson

... merriest tale of the merriest lives imaginable. It is on a May morning: every young sprint and his sweetheart in Nottingham are out in their best, for the fair—May-day fair in Nottingham; and near at hand, Alan-a-Dale, Little John, Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck, and the finest company of outlaws ever told about, are just entering the town to ...

— Operas Every Child Should Know - Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces • Mary Schell Hoke Bacon

... of fact, it's one minute slow," exclaimed Linda, consulting her watch. "You'll have to sprint." ...

— A Popular Schoolgirl • Angela Brazil

... sprang forward the instant the pistol cracked, since the start of a sprint is very important, and one cannot overdo the ...

— The Century Handbook of Writing • Garland Greever

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