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sprint

2 noun
     
Related topics: Other Sports
sprint2
1 [countable]DSO a short race in which the runners, riders, swimmers etc move very fast over a short distance:
the 100 metre sprint
2 [singular] a short period of running or moving very fast:
He made a desperate sprint for the train.
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