race

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race

The children race toy cars down a wooden ramp.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A competition of speed: A contest to determine who or what is the fastest over a specific distance or course.
    • A group of people sharing common physical or genetic traits: A major division of humankind based on particular physical characteristics, often considered within a social or anthropological context.
    • A taxonomic subdivision within a species: In biology, a population within a species that is distinct, often due to geographical isolation.
    • A strong or swift current of water: A channel or flow of water, such as a watercourse or millrace.
    • The onward course of life or a career: The progression or course of one's life or a particular endeavor.

  2. Verb:

    • To compete in a speed contest: To take part in a competition where the goal is to be the fastest.
    • To move or operate at high speed: To go, drive, or function very quickly.
    • To cause to move or operate at high speed: To make something move or function at a very fast pace.
    • To engage in a competitive effort towards a goal: To strive urgently, often in competition with others, to achieve something.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • She won the 100-meter race. (She was the fastest in the 100-meter speed competition.)
    • Discrimination based on race is unacceptable. (Discrimination based on a person's ethnic group is wrong.)
    • The mill was powered by a water race. (The mill used a channel of flowing water for power.)
    • His political race for the senate was successful. (His campaign and progression to become a senator succeeded.)

  • Verb:

    • The horses will race this afternoon. (The horses will compete in a speed contest this afternoon.)
    • He raced to catch the bus. (He moved very quickly to catch the bus.)
    • Don't race the engine when the car is cold. (Do not make the engine run at very high speed when it's cold.)
    • Companies are racing to develop a new vaccine. (Companies are competing urgently to create a new vaccine.)
Advanced Usage
  • "A race against time": A situation where one must do something very quickly before it is too late.
    • The rescue team was in a race against time to find the survivors.
  • "To race through something": To do or complete something very quickly.
    • She raced through her homework so she could go out.
  • "The human race": Humankind as a whole.
    • Climate change is a challenge for the entire human race.
Variants and Related Words
  • Racing (n/adj): The sport of competing in races (e.g., horse racing, car racing). Also used as an adjective (e.g., a racing car).
  • Racer (n): A person, animal, or vehicle that competes in races.
  • Racial (adj): Relating to race (the social/biological group).
    • Racial equality is an important goal.
Synonyms
  • Noun (competition): Contest, dash, sprint, marathon.
  • Noun (people): Ethnicity, ethnic group, people.
  • Verb: Speed, dash, rush, hurry, sprint, compete.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Race off: To leave very quickly.
    • He raced off without saying goodbye.
  • Race ahead: To progress or move forward very quickly, often ahead of others.
    • Our project is racing ahead of schedule.
Related Idioms
  • "A rat race": A fiercely competitive struggle for success, especially in one's career, seen as stressful and relentless.
    • He quit his job in the city to escape the rat race.
  • "To race someone's engine": To rev an engine quickly while the vehicle is stationary.
    • The driver at the traffic light was racing his engine impatiently.
race

The children race toy cars down a wooden ramp.

Noun
  1. a canal for a current of water
  2. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
  3. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
  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
  5. a contest of speed
    • the race is to the swift
  6. any competition
    • the race for the presidency
Verb
  1. cause to move fast or to rush or race
    • The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze
  2. to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
    • We are racing to find a cure for AIDS
  3. compete in a race
    • he is running the Marathon this year
    • let's race and see who gets there first
  4. move fast
    • He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
    • The cars raced down the street

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