Overview of noun race

The noun race has 6 senses

• race -- (any competition; "the race for the presidency")


• race -- (a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift")


• race -- (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")


• subspecies, race -- ((biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species)


• slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash -- (the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller)


• raceway, race -- (a canal for a current of water)

Overview of verb race

The verb race has 4 senses

• rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it -- (move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street")


• race, run -- (compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first")


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


• race, rush -- (cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze")