race
/reɪs/
noun
- A competition to see who is fastest over a set distance or course.
- She won the 100-meter race at the school sports day.
- The horse race was exciting from start to finish.
- They held a race to see who could finish the puzzle first.
- A major group of people sharing physical characteristics or ancestry; ethnicity.
- The survey asked about each person's race and age.
- Laws protect individuals from discrimination based on race.
- People of every race and background attended the festival.
- A contest or struggle for power, position, or achievement.
- The race for the presidency is heating up.
- Several companies are in a race to develop the best electric car.
- It was a race against time to finish the project.
Synonyms
verb
- To compete in a race against someone or something.
- He loves to race his friends on bicycles.
- We used to race go-karts every weekend.
- The two runners will race each other in the final.
- To move or cause to move at high speed.
- She raced through her homework to watch TV.
- My heart raced when I heard the news.
- The ambulance raced to the hospital.