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

  • (..) ... to remake the Matrix as he saw fit. It was he who freed the first of us ... ... taught us the truth. As long as the Matrix exists ... ... the human race will never be free. After he died ... ... the Oracle prophesied his return ... ... and that his coming would hail (..)
    1999 The Matrix
  • (..) We marveled at our own magnificence as we gave birth to AI. Al. You mean artificial intelligence. A singular consciousness that spawned an entire race of machines. We don't know who struck first, us or them. But we know that it was us that scorched the sky. They were dependent on solar power ... (..)
    1999 The Matrix