race

Definition

  • noun: a competition between people, animals, vehicles, etc., to see which one is fastest
  • noun: the act of running
  • verb: to compete in a race
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: raze, root, breed

Examples

  • The drivers 'raced' [='revved'] their engines while waiting at the starting line.

  • The company does not discriminate on grounds of 'race', age, sex, or religion.

  • The election is sure to become a 'horse race' by early summer.

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Yes, Bruno. I don't understand. A nation's collapse is all down to this one man? The Jew here means the entire Jewish race. If it had been just one man, I'm sure something would've been done about him. There is such a thing as a nice Jew, though, isn't there? (..)
    2008 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas