race
n 1: any competition; "the race for the presidency"
2: a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
3: 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"
4: (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species;
usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation
within a species [syn: {subspecies}]
5: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft
propeller [syn: {slipstream}, {airstream}, {backwash}, {wash}]
6: a canal for a current of water [syn: {raceway}]
v 1: step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests";
"The cars raced down the street" [syn: {rush}, {hotfoot},
{hasten}, {hie}, {speed}, {pelt along}, {rush along}, {cannonball
along}, {bucket along}, {belt along}] [ant: {linger}]
2: compete in a race, as in athletics [syn: {run}]
3: cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist
raced the rats through a long maze" [syn: {rush}]