race

Nouns

(n) any competition
- the race for the presidency
(n) a contest of speed
- the race is to the swift
(n) 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
(n) (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species subspecies,
(n) the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller backwash, slipstream, airstream, wash,
(n) a canal for a current of water raceway,

Verbs

(v) move fast
- He rushed down the hall to receive his guests
- The cars raced down the street
belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten,
(v) compete in a race
- he is running the Marathon this year
- let's race and see who gets there first
run,
(v) to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
- We are racing to find a cure for AIDS
(v) cause to move fast or to rush or race
- The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze
rush,

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

dawdle linger

Words of close approximity

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