Meaning of 'race'

noun

a canal for a current of water

Synonyms: raceway

noun

a contest of speed

Example: "the race is to the swift"

noun

any competition

Example: "the race for the presidency"

noun

people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

Example: "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"

noun

(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species

Synonyms: subspecies

noun

the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

Synonyms: wash

verb

compete in a race

Synonyms: run

verb

move fast

Synonyms: speed

verb

cause to move fast or to rush or race

Example: "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"

Synonyms: rush

verb

to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others