race
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- n any competition
the race for the presidency - n a contest of speed
the race is to the swift - n 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 - n (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- n the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- n a canal for a current of water
- v move fast
The cars raced down the street - v compete in a race
let's race and see who gets there first - v to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
- v cause to move fast or to rush or race
The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze
- The war of words about race between Clinton and Obama could cause the internal crack-up the party fears.
- In the middle 19th Century softwood clipper ships raced with light cargoes from Australia and China to Europe, riding high, running dry, sailed by full crews of crack sailors .
- One of the big tests for our nation this election will be whether we (the press, the campaigns, the voters) can handle the complex powder keg that is race in a responsible way that .