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Type Words
Synonyms run
Type of compete, vie, contend
Has types horse-race, boat-race, campaign, place, run, show, speed skate
Derivation racer, racing


let's race and see who gets there first.
Type Words
Synonyms airstream, backwash, slipstream, wash
Type of flow
Type Words
Synonyms rush
Type of move, displace
Derivation racer


The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze.
Type Words
Synonyms belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush, rush along, speed, step on it
Type of go, travel, locomote, move
Has types flash, barge, buck, dash, dart, shoot, shoot down, charge, tear, push forward, thrust ahead, scoot, scud


The cars raced down the street.
Type Words
Synonyms raceway
Type of canal
Type Words
Synonyms subspecies
Type of taxonomic group, taxon, taxonomic category
Type Words
Type of contest, competition
Has types bicycle race, bike race, boat race, burnup, relay race, auto race, automobile race, chariot race, cross country, dog racing, foot race, footrace, freestyle, heat, horse race, potato race, relay, repechage, run, sack race, scratch race, ski race, skiing race, car race
Derivation racy


the race is to the swift.
Type Words
Type of competition, contest
Has types campaign, political campaign, run, arms race


the race for the presidency.
Type Words
Type of group, grouping
Has types master race, herrenvolk
Derivation racial


some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings.
Type Words
Type of move, act

Examples of race

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Still, several nonpartisan political strategists have pegged the race a toss-up.
From the abcnews.go.com
Sink and Smith lost the governor's race to Rick Scott, by two percentage points.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The team was runner-up to the No. 9, the same car he will race later this month.
From the news-journalonline.com
She does not deserve to be in the human race, much less a Supreme Court Justice.
From the washingtontimes.com
Stewart dominated this race, leading three times for all but 14 of the 150 laps.
From the sacbee.com
When he said that, I went into the race in survival mode for the first 150 laps.
From the news-journalonline.com
So seeing the race is not as important as making sure people get what they need.
From the news-journalonline.com
He has a regular job and doesn't have to rely on race winnings to pay the bills.
From the denverpost.com
He was a long shot when he launched his race for the White House four years ago.
From the abcnews.go.com
More examples
  • Any competition; "the race for the presidency"
  • Rush: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
  • A contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
  • Compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
  • 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"
  • To work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
  • Race is an independent computer animated sci-fi action film, produced by Hyper Image, a post production and animation studio located in Glendale, California. ...
  • Race is a 2008 Bollywood thriller film directed by Abbas-Mustan and produced under the Tips Films banner. Released on 21 March 2008 worldwide, it stars Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor and Sameera Reddy in pivotal roles. The film also stars Dilip Tahil and Johnny Lever for thriller and comedy sketches. It is the first installment of Race film series.
  • The rolling-elements of a rolling-element bearing ride on races. The large race that goes into a bore is called the outer race, and the small race that the shaft rides in is called the inner race.