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horse race

horse race
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawrs reys]
    • /hɔrs reɪs/
    • /hɔːs reɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrs reys]
    • /hɔrs reɪs/

Definitions of horse race words

  • noun horse race a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers. 1
  • noun horse race any formidable contest or competition: The primary election is expected to be a horse race among four opponents. 1
  • noun horse race competition for horses 1
  • noun horse race close competition 1
  • noun horse race an organized race between jockeys and their mounts 0
  • noun horse race A competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting. 0
See all 7 definitions of horse race

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Parts of speech for Horse race

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Horse race

horse race popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

horse race usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for horse race

noun horse race

  • championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
  • clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
  • meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
  • tournament — a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests: a chess tournament.
  • fight — a battle or combat.
All 39 Synonyms of horse race

Antonyms for horse race

noun horse race

  • accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
  • surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
  • sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
  • agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
All 6 Antonyms of horse race

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