sprint
A short race at top speed.
Noun 3 meanings
A short race at top speed.
A burst of speed or activity.
In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.
Verb 1 meaning
To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period.
Etymology
Alteration of earlier sprent (“to leap; bound; dart”), from Northern Middle English sprenten, from Old Norse *sprenta (for later spretta), from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *sprintaną (“to jump up; bounce”), from Proto-Indo-European *sprend-, *sprendʰ- (“to flinch; jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twitch; fidget; flinch; jump; be quick”).
SPRINT at a glance
SPRINT has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + P 3 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,497 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with sprint
All rhymesOne letter away
- SPRING9
- SPLINT8
- SPRENT8
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