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race

/ race /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
"We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
Type of:
act move
Usage Patterns:
Something is ----ing PP
noun Sense 2
a contest of speed
"the race is to the swift"
Type of:
contest competition
Kinds of:
automobile race auto race car race bicycle race boat race
Derived:
run
noun Sense 3
any competition
"the race for the presidency"
Type of:
contest competition
Kinds of:
arms race political campaign campaign run
Derived:
run
noun Sense 4
people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
"some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"
Type of:
group grouping
Kinds of:
color colour people of color people of colour master race
verb Sense 5
cause to move fast or to rush or race
"The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
Type of:
move displace
Derived:
haste hurry rush rushing racer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
compete in a race
"he is running the Marathon this year"
"let''s race and see who gets there first"
Type of:
compete vie contend
Kinds of:
show place boat-race horse-race campaign
Derived:
footrace foot race run runner track
See also:
run off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 7
a canal for a current of water
Type of:
canal
noun Sense 8
(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
Type of:
taxonomic group taxonomic category taxon
Domain:
biology biological science
noun Sense 9
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Type of:
flow
verb Sense 10
step on it
"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"
"The cars raced down the street"
Opposites:
linger dawdle
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
barge thrust ahead push forward tear shoot
Derived:
speed velocity swiftness fastness speeding
See also:
accelerate speed up speed quicken
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
69
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

act move contest competition automobile race auto race car race bicycle race boat race arms race political campaign campaign