Race — synonyms, definition

1. race (Noun)

airstream ancestry backwash birth bite blood blood relation bout breed brood career challenge character children clan class community competition consanguinity contest • • •

race (Noun) — Any competition. ex. "the race for the presidency"

race (Noun) — A contest of speed. ex. "the race is to the swift"

race (Noun) — People who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock. ex. "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"

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

race (Noun) — The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.

race (Noun) — A canal for a current of water.

canal competition contest flow group grouping taxon taxonomic category taxonomic group Amerindian race Black race Caucasian race Caucasoid race Herrenvolk Indian race Mongolian race Mongoloid race Negro race Negroid race Slavic people Slavic race White people White race Yellow race arms race auto race automobile race bicycle race boat race • • •

2. race (Verb)

accelerate belt along bolt bucket along cannonball along career course dart dash dispatch expedite flee fly glide on skates hasten hie hotfoot hurry hustle make haste • • •

race (Verb) — Move fast. ex. "The cars raced down the street"

race (Verb) — Compete in a race. ex. "let's race and see who gets there first"

race (Verb) — To work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others. ex. "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"

race (Verb) — Cause to move fast or to rush or race. ex. "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"

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