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| 1. | [ verb ] step on it | |
| Synonyms: | rush speed hasten cannonball_along belt_along hie rush_along bucket_along pelt_along hotfoot | |
| Examples: | "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests" "The cars raced down the street" |
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| Related terms: | linger travel dart tear barge accelerate speed haste | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (sport) a contest of speed | |
| Examples: | "the race is to the swift" |
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| Related terms: | contest footrace horse_race freestyle burnup boat_race relays repechage cross_country potato_race sack_race chariot_race scratch_race ski_race dog_racing heat bicycle_race automobile_race | |
| 3. | [ noun ] any competition | |
| Examples: | "the race for the presidency" |
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| Related terms: | contest political_campaign arms_race | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (genetics) people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock | |
| Examples: | "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings" |
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| Related terms: | group color Indian_race White_race Black_race Indian_race Yellow_race Slavic_people master_race | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (sport) compete in a race | |
| Synonyms: | run | |
| Examples: | "he is running the Marathon this year" "let's race and see who gets there first" |
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| Related terms: | compete campaign boat-race show place speed_skate horse-race run_off footrace racing racer | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species | |
| Synonyms: | subspecies | |
| Related terms: | taxonomic_group biology | |
| 7. | [ verb ] to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others | |
| Examples: | "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS" |
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| Related terms: | act | |
| 8. | [ verb ] cause to move fast or to rush or race | |
| Synonyms: | rush | |
| Examples: | "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" |
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| Related terms: | move haste | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller | |
| Synonyms: | airstream backwash wash slipstream | |
| Related terms: | flow | |
| 10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4921 | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a canal for a current of water | |
| Synonyms: | raceway | |
| Related terms: | canal | |
| Similar spelling: |
Racey Rascoe raze rage Rase rake raceway Racca Rayes Rauch ragee Raske raise Rasey Rasco Rasch rag raj ras Raz Rak raja rash rask Rago ragi Raso Raus Racz racy Raco rack Razo razz |
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