race

Noun

• a canal for a current of water

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

• 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
    

• a contest of speed
  • the race is to the swift
    

• any competition
  • the race for the presidency
    

Verb

• cause to move fast or to rush or race
  • The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze
    

• to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
  • We are racing to find a cure for AIDS
    

• compete in a race
  • he is running the Marathon this year
    
  • let's race and see who gets there first
    

• move fast
  • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
    
  • The cars raced down the street
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  raceway , slipstream , airstream , backwash , wash , subspecies , rush , run