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race - a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift" |
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competition,
contest the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
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automobile race,
auto race,
car race a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles
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bicycle race a race between people riding bicycles
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boat race a race between people rowing or driving boats
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burnup the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)
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chariot race a race between ancient chariots
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dog racing a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome
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footrace,
foot race,
run a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
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freestyle a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
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cross country a long race run over open country
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heat the trait of being intensely emotional
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horse race a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting
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potato race a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time
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sack race a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack
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scratch race a race in which all contestants start from scratch (on equal terms)
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skiing race,
ski race a race between people wearing skis
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relay,
relay race the act of passing something along from one person or group to another; "the relay was successful"
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repechage a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race
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race - 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" |
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group,
grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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color,
colour,
people of color,
people of colour the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
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herrenvolk,
master race a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others
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black race,
negroid race,
negro race a dark-skinned race
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caucasian race,
caucasoid race,
white people,
white race a light-skinned race
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mongolian race,
mongoloid race,
yellow race an Asian race
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amerindian race,
indian race usually included in the Mongoloid race
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indian race usually included in the Mongoloid race
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slavic people,
slavic race a race of people speaking a Slavonic language
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race - any competition; "the race for the presidency" |
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competition,
contest the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
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arms race a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments
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campaign,
political campaign,
run an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
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| verb |
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race - compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" |
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compete,
contend,
vie compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
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run off decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
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show give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"
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place take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
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boat-race participate in a boat race
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horse-race compete in a horse race
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campaign,
run go on a campaign; go off to war
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speed skate race on skates
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race - cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" |
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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race - to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS" |
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act,
move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
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