Antonyms for sprint
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sprint |
| Phonetic Transcription : sprɪnt |
Definition of sprint
Origin :- 1560s, "to spring, dart," from Old Norse spretta "to jump up." Meaning "to run a short distance at full speed" first recorded 1871. Related: Sprinted; sprinting.
- verb run very fast
- Not so quick on a sprint—you find that yourself, Munro, eh what?
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- It is like unhandcuffing a prisoner and saying: “Sprint a bit, I can catch up to you.”
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
- He broke into a sprint, trying to stay away from the fatal touch.
- Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
- You was winnin' all that when you did that sprint for goal your friend Dicky was tellin' about the other day.
- Extract from : « Torchy » by Sewell Ford
- I've just time to drink a glass of wine and sprint for the train.
- Extract from : « The Easiest Way » by Eugene Walter and Arthur Hornblow
- Farwell broke through them, breathless from a sprint at top speed.
- Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm
- It was a smart one and he did not try to take the lead; he was saving himself for the sprint.
- Extract from : « Good References » by E. J. Rath
- Jud was as much surprised as if he had seen a tortoise start to sprint.
- Extract from : « The Inca Emerald » by Samuel Scoville
- The parson made a sprint and caught the ultimate rail of the moving train.
- Extract from : « Excuse Me! » by Rupert Hughes
- Then I saw "London" leap the gate of the field and sprint towards the chamber.
- Extract from : « 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories » by Various
Synonyms for sprint
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