race

nouns

any competition

"the race for the presidency"

race

is a type of (narrower)

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

competition, contest

a contest of speed

"the race is to the swift"

race

is derived from

racy

is a type of (narrower)

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

competition, contest

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"

race

is derived from

racial

is a type of (narrower)

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

group, grouping

(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

race, subspecies

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

airstream, backwash, race, slipstream, wash

a canal for a current of water

race, raceway

verbs

move fast

"He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it

compete in a race

"he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"

race, run

is derived from

racer

is derived from

racer

is derived from

racing

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 a type of (narrower)

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

"think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

act, move

cause to move fast or to rush or race

"The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"

race, rush

is derived from

racer