race meaning and definition

RACE noun

Definition of race (noun)

1. any competition
   • "the race for the presidency"
2. a contest of speed
   • "the race is to the swift"
3. 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"
4. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
   • synonyms: subspecies
5. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
   • synonyms: airstream, backwash, slipstream, wash
6. a canal for a current of water
   • synonyms: raceway

RACE verb

Definition of race (verb)

1. move fast
   • "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
   • synonyms: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush, rush along, speed, step on it
   • antonym: dawdle
2. compete in a race
   • "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
   • synonyms: run
3. to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
   • "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
4. cause to move fast or to rush or race
   • "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
   • synonyms: rush