ALL meanings of race
race
R r - intransitive verb race compete 1
- noun race competition of speed 1
- intransitive verb race move fast 1
- noun race division of living things 1
- noun race ethnicity 1
- transitive verb race ride or drive in a race 1
- noun race informal test of speed 1
- noun race current of water 1
- noun race stream 1
- noun race track for bearings 1
- noun plural race horse races, etc. 1
- transitive verb race compete against 1
- transitive verb race try to be faster than 1
- transitive verb race make sth move fast 1
- noun race A competition between runners, horses, vehicles, boats, etc., to see which is the fastest in covering a set course. 1
- noun Definition of race in Technology (programming) Requirements Acquisition and Controlled Evolution. 1
- noun race Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland. 1
- verb without object race to engage in a contest of speed; run a race. 1
- verb without object race to run horses or dogs in races; engage in or practice horse racing or dog racing. 1
- verb without object race to run, move, or go swiftly. 1
- verb without object race (of an engine, wheel, etc.) to run with undue or uncontrolled speed when the load is diminished without corresponding diminution of fuel, force, etc. 1
- verb with object race to run a race against; try to beat in a contest of speed: I'll race you to the water. 1
- verb with object race to enter (a horse, car, track team, or the like) in a race or races. 1
- verb with object race to cause to run, move, or go at high speed: to race a motor. 1
- adjective race of or relating to the races of humankind. 1
- countable noun race A race is a competition to see who is the fastest, for example in running, swimming, or driving. 0
- verb race If you race, you take part in a race. 0
- noun plural race The races are a series of horse races that are held in a particular place on a particular day. People go to watch and to bet on which horse will win. 0
- countable noun race A race is a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for power or control. 0
- variable noun race A race is one of the major groups which human beings can be divided into according to their physical features, such as the colour of their skin. 0
- verb race If you race somewhere, you go there as quickly as possible. 0
- verb race If something races towards a particular state or position, it moves very fast towards that state or position. 0
- verb race If you race a vehicle or animal, you prepare it for races and make it take part in races. 0
- verb race If your mind races, or if thoughts race through your mind, you think very fast about something, especially when you are in a difficult or dangerous situation. 0
- verb race If your heart races, it beats very quickly because you are excited or afraid. 0
- noun race a contest of speed, as in running, swimming, driving, riding, etc 0
- noun race any competition or rivalry 0
- noun race rapid or constant onward movement 0
- noun race a rapid current of water, esp one through a narrow channel that has a tidal range greater at one end than the other 0
- noun race a channel of a stream, esp one for conducting water to or from a water wheel or other device for utilizing its energy 0
- noun race a channel or groove that contains ball bearings or roller bearings or that restrains a sliding component 0
- noun race the inner or outer cylindrical ring in a ball bearing or roller bearing 0
- noun race a narrow passage or enclosure in a sheep yard through which sheep pass individually, as to a sheep dip 0
- noun race a wire tunnel through which footballers pass from the changing room onto a football field 0
- noun race a line of containers coupled together, used in mining to transport coal 0
- noun race the span or course of life 0
- verb race to engage in a contest of speed with (another) 0
- verb race to engage (oneself or one's representative) in a race, esp as a profession or pastime 0
- verb race to move or go as fast as possible 0
- verb race to run (an engine, shaft, propeller, etc) or (of an engine, shaft, propeller, etc) to run at high speed, esp after reduction of the load or resistance 0