Definition of "race"
- noun
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins.
A progressive movement toward a goal.
A fast moving current of water.
Travels, runs, or journeys.
The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.
A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common heritage or characteristics:.
A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; an informal term for a subspecies.
A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).
A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
- verb
To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
To compete against in such a race.
To move or drive at high speed.
Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
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