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To run very rapidly; to run at full speed.

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  1. v. i. To run very rapidly; to run at full speed.
  2. n. The act of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full speed.
  3. n. a quick run
  4. v. run very fast, usually for a short distance
  5. To run very rapidly; to run at full speed. A runner [in a quarter-mile race] should be able to sprint the whole way. Encyc. Brit. The act of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full speed. Sprint race, a foot race at the highest running speed; -- usually limited to distance under a quarter of a mile.
  6. To run very rapidly; to run at full speed.A runner [in a quarter-mile race] should be able to sprint the wholeway. Encyc. Brit.
  7. n:36/v:64 v. run very fast, usually for a short distance