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

  • (..) VINCENT: I got a threshold, Jules. I got a threshold for the abuse that I will take. Right now, I'm a fucking race car, all right? And you got me in the red. I'm just saying that it's fucking dangerous... to have a race car in the fucking red, that's all. (..)
    1994 Pulp Fiction