sprint(n = noun.act) dash - a quick run;
is a kind of run, running
has particulars: break
Derived form verb sprint₁

   sprint(v = verb.motion) - run very fast, usually for a short distance;
is one way to run
Derived forms noun sprint₁, noun sprinter₁
Sample sentences: Sam and Sue sprint

   To run very rapidly; to run at full speed. [1913 Webster]
"A runner [in a quarter-mile race] should be able to sprint the whole way." [1913 Webster]

   The act of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full speed. [1913 Webster]

sprint, v. & n.
--v.
1 intr. run a short distance at full speed.
2 tr. run (a specified distance) in this way.
--n.
1 such a run.
2 a similar short spell of maximum effort in cycling, swimming, motor racing, etc.

Derivative:
sprinter n.

Etymology:
ON sprinta (unrecorded), of unkn. orig.