sprint

English

/spɹɪnt/

noun
Definitions
  • A short race at top speed.
  • A burst of speed or activity.
  • (software engineering) In , a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sprenten inherited from Old English *sprentan inherited from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, *sprintaną (jump up, bounce) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sprend-, *sper- (twist, scatter, strew, be quick, sow, twitch, turn, fidget, jump, flinch, push, be productive, earn).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sper-

Gloss

twist, scatter, strew, be quick, sow, twitch, turn, fidget, jump, flinch, push, be productive, earn

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

踊

Emoji
🪢

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