SPRINT

I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English (Scots) sprenten to spring, leap, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect ~a to jump, hop; akin to Old High German sprinzan to jump up Date: 1889 to run or go at top speed especially for a short distance, ~er noun II. noun Date: circa 1865 the act or an instance of ~ing, 2. dash 6b, a burst of speed