'RACE' definitions:

Definition of 'race'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any competition; "the race for the presidency"
noun
A contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
noun
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"
noun
(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species [syn: subspecies, race]
noun
The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller [syn: slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash]
noun
A canal for a current of water [syn: raceway, race]
verb
Move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it] [ant: dawdle, linger]
verb
Compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" [syn: race, run]
verb
To work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
verb
Cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" [syn: race, rush]

Definition of 'Race'

From: GCIDE
  • Race \Race\ (r[=a]s), v. t. To raze. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Race'

From: GCIDE
  • Race \Race\ (r[=a]s), n. [OF. ra["i]z, L. radix, -icis. See Radix.] A root. "A race or two of ginger." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Race ginger, ginger in the root, or not pulverized. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Race'

From: GCIDE
  • Race \Race\, n. [OE. ras, res, rees, AS. r[=ae]s a rush, running; akin to Icel. r[=a]s course, race. [root]118.]
  • 1. A progress; a course; a movement or progression. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running. [1913 Webster]
  • The flight of many birds is swifter than the race of any beasts. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Hence: The act or process of running in competition; a contest of speed in any way, as in running, riding, driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, usually, a meeting for contests in the running of horses; as, he attended the races. [1913 Webster]
  • The race is not to the swift. --Eccl. ix. 11. [1913 Webster]
  • I wield the gauntlet, and I run the race. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life. [1913 Webster]
  • My race of glory run, and race of shame. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or passage for such a current; a powerful current or heavy sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; as, the Portland Race; the Race of Alderney. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in which it flows; a mill race. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The part of the channel above the wheel is sometimes called the headrace, the part below, the tailrace. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Mach.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Race cloth, a cloth worn by horses in racing, having pockets to hold the weights prescribed.
  • Race course. (a) The path, generally circular or elliptical, over which a race is run. (b) Same as Race way, below.
  • Race cup, a cup given as a prize to the victor in a race.
  • Race glass, a kind of field glass.
  • Race horse. (a) A horse that runs in competition; specifically, a horse bred or kept for running races. (b) A breed of horses remarkable for swiftness in running. (c) (Zool.) The steamer duck. (d) (Zool.) A mantis.
  • Race knife, a cutting tool with a blade that is hooked at the point, for marking outlines, on boards or metals, as by a pattern, -- used in shipbuilding.
  • Race saddle, a light saddle used in racing.
  • Race track. Same as Race course (a), above.
  • Race way, the canal for the current that drives a water wheel. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Race'

From: GCIDE
  • Race \Race\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raced (r[=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. Racing (r[=a]"s[i^]ng).]
  • 1. To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Steam Mach.) To run too fast at times, as a marine engine or screw, when the screw is lifted out of water by the action of a heavy sea. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Race'

From: GCIDE
  • Race \Race\, v. t.
  • 1. To cause to contend in a race; to drive at high speed; as, to race horses. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To run a race with. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'race'

From: GCIDE
  • Consolation game \Con`so*la"tion game\, match \match\, pot \pot\, race \race\, etc. A game, match, etc., open only to losers in early stages of contests. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Synonyms of 'race'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Acronyms for 'race'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Research and technology development in Advanced Communications technologies in Europe (Europe, predecessor, CORDIS)
  • Rowbased ASCII Compatible Encoding (ASCII, Internet, VeriSign/NSI)

Words containing 'RACE'