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9481 Etymology dictionary, p. spiral (n.).2
… curve running continuously round a fixed point with constantly increasing vector," from spiral (adj.). Applied to one with a third dimension, as of a screw thread …
9482 Etymology dictionary, p. spit (n.2).3
This is also the word meaning "sandy point or long, narrow shoal running from a shore into a sea" (1670s). Old French espois, Spanish espeto "spit," Italian spiedo, spiede "a spear" are Germanic loan-words.
9483 Etymology dictionary, p. sprint (v.).3
The meaning "run a short distance at full speed" is by 1851 (implied in sprinted ). Related: Sprinting .
9484 Etymology dictionary, p. sprint (n.).2
"short burst of full-speed running, etc.," 1848, from sprint (v.), probably short for sprint-race (by 1836).
9485 Etymology dictionary, p. squirrel (v.).2
"to hoard up, store away" (as a squirrel does nuts), 1939, from squirrel (n.). Earlier it meant "hunt squirrels" (1580s); "run about or scurry" (1921). Related: Squirreled; squirreling .
9486 Etymology dictionary, p. stadium (n.).2
… , a running track," especially the track at Olympia, which was one stadion in length.
9487 Etymology dictionary, p. stadium (n.).5
… meaning "running track" in English is recorded from c. 1600 and was extended to mean "large, open oval structure with tiers of seats for viewing sporting events …
9488 Etymology dictionary, p. stagecoach (n.).2
also stage-coach, "coach that runs by stages, carrying passengers between two places," 1650s, from stage (n.) in a sense of "division of a journey without stopping for rest" (c. 1600) + coach (n.). As stage, for short, by 1670s.
9489 Etymology dictionary, p. stagnate (v.).2
… to run or flow, be or become stagnant, stand without current," from Latin stagnatum, stagnatus, past participle of stagnare "to stagnate," from stagnatum "standing …
9490 Etymology dictionary, p. start (v.).5
… . In running, starting-line is so called by 1855; starting-block by 1937.
9491 Etymology dictionary, p. startle (v.).2
c. 1300, stertelen, "move agitatedly, run to and fro" (intransitive), also "caper, romp, skip; leap, jump;" from Old English steartlian, from the source of start (v.) + frequentative suffix -le (as in topple, jostle, fizzle, etc.); see -el (3).
9492 Etymology dictionary, p. steal (n.).2
… furtive run from one base to the next" is by 1867.
9493 Etymology dictionary, p. stonewall (n.).2
… Bull Run, supposedly by Gen. Bernard Bee, urging his brigade to rally around Jackson, who was "standing like a stone wall." Bee was killed in the fight; the account …
9494 Etymology dictionary, p. stray (n.).2
… , drift, run loose" (see stray (v.), and compare waif ).
9495 Etymology dictionary, p. stray (v.).2
… , drift, run loose," said of animals, especially a horse without a master, also of persons, perhaps literally "go about the streets," from estree "route, highway," from …
9496 Etymology dictionary, p. streaking (n.).2
"running naked (in tennis shoes) in public," 1973, a college student fad from that year, verbal noun from streak (v.2) "go quickly, run at full speed," but as the thing was …
9497 Etymology dictionary, p. streak (v.2).2
… , rush, run at full speed," a respelling (probably by association with streak (v.1)) of streek "go quickly" (early 14c.). This originally meant "stretch oneself" (mid-13c …
9498 Etymology dictionary, p. streak (n.).4
As something indicative of swiftness, by 1839, American-English colloquial, probably from its use in reference to lightning flashes, which is attested by 1742. The meaning "temporary run" (of luck) is by 1841, American English colloquial.
9499 Etymology dictionary, p. stream (v.).2
… or run in a continuous current," from stream (n.). The transitive sense of "pour out or discharge in a stream, cause to flow as a liquid" is from late 14c. Related: Streamed …
9500 Etymology dictionary, p. strike (n.).4
… score runs, strike was left for "a foul strike" as well as "a swing and a miss" both of which count against the batter.