Definition of race - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

any competition; "the race for the presidency"

Noun

a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"

Noun

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"

Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

a canal for a current of water

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

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Synonyms

airstream backwash belt along bucket along cannonball along hasten hie hotfoot pelt along raceway run rush rush along slipstream speed step on it subspecies wash

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More General Terms

act canal compete competition contend contest displace flow go group grouping locomote move taxon taxonomic category taxonomic group travel vie

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More Specific Terms

Amerindian race arms race auto race automobile race barge bicycle race Black race boat race boat-race buck burnup campaign car race Caucasian race Caucasoid race charge chariot race color colour cross country dart dash dog racing flash foot race footrace freestyle heat Herrenvolk horse race horse-race Indian race master race Mongolian race Mongoloid race Negro race Negroid race people of color people of colour place political campaign potato race push forward relay relay race repechage run sack race scoot scratch race scud shoot shoot down show ski race skiing race Slavic people Slavic race speed skate tear thrust ahead White people White race Yellow race

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