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racing
race 1 R0003900 (rās)n.1. A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group. Most biologists and anthropologists do not recognize race as a biologically valid classification, in part because there is more genetic variation within groups than between them.2. A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution: the Celtic race.3. A genealogical line; a lineage.4. Humans considered as a group.5. Biology a. A usually geographically isolated population of organisms that differs from other populations of the same species in certain heritable traits: an island race of birds.b. A breed or strain, as of domestic animals.6. A distinguishing or characteristic quality, such as the flavor of a wine.adj.1. Of or relating to race; racial: race relations; race quotas.2. Of or relating to forms of popular entertainment made by and largely marketed to African Americans in the early 1900s: race literature; race records.
[Middle French rasse, race, lineage, race, from Old Italian razza, probably from Old French haraz, stud farm for horses : Old French *har-, gray, gray-haired (as in French dialectal (Normandy) harousse, nag, old mare; perhaps in reference to the graying of stud horses with age and from Old Norse hārr, gray-haired, hoaryakin to English hoar) or Old French *har-, hair (perhaps in reference to the fact that stud horses are no longer regularly saddled; akin to French dialectal (Norman) har, hair, in monter á har, to ride on hair, ride bareback, from Old Norse hār, hairakin to English hair) + Old French -az, -as, n. suff. (from Latin -āceus, -aceous).]
race 2 R0003900 (rās)n.1. Sports a. A competition of speed, as in running or riding.b. races A series of such competitions held at a specified time on a regular course: a fan of the dog races.2. An extended competition in which participants struggle like runners to be the winner: the presidential race.3. Steady or rapid onward movement: the race of time.4. a. A strong or swift current of water.b. The channel of such a current.c. An artificial channel built to transport water and use its energy. Also called raceway.5. A groovelike part of a machine in which a moving part slides or rolls.6. See slipstream.v. raced, rac·ing, rac·es v.intr.1. Sports To compete in a contest of speed.2. To move rapidly or at top speed: We raced home. My heart was racing with fear.3. To run too rapidly due to decreased resistance or unnecessary provision of fuel: adjusted the idle to keep the engine from racing.v.tr.1. Sports a. To compete against in a race.b. To cause to compete in a race: She races horses for a living.2. To transport rapidly or at top speed; rush: raced the injured motorist to the hospital.3. To cause (an engine with the gears disengaged, for example) to run swiftly or too swiftly.
[Middle English ras, from Old Norse rās, rush, running; see ers- in Indo-European roots.]racing (ˈreɪsɪŋ) adj (Horse Racing) denoting or associated with horse races: the racing fraternity; a racing man. n1. (Horse Racing) the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speed2. (Individual Sports, other than specified) the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speedThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  racing - the sport of engaging in contests of speedauto racing, car racing - the sport of racing automobilesboat racing - the sport of racing boatscamel racing - the sport of racing camelsgreyhound racing - the sport of racing greyhoundshorse racing - the sport of racing horsesathletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionstretch - a straightaway section of a racetrack |
Translations
IdiomsSeeraceracing
racing: see horse racinghorse racing,
trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with obstacles to
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sport in which specially designed or modified automobiles race on any of various courses. Automobile racing originated in France in 1894 and appeared in the United States the following year. It is now one of the most popular spectator sports in the world.
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or athletics,
sports of foot racing, hurdling, jumping, vaulting, and throwing varied weights and objects. They are usually separated into two categories: track, the running and hurdling events; and field, the throwing, jumping, and vaulting
..... Click the link for more information. ; dog racingdog racing,
trials of speed between dogs. Now contested on oval tracks, the sport developed from the ancient practice of coursing, in which specially trained dogs chase game animals in the open field.
..... Click the link for more information. ; for boat racing, see motorboatingmotorboating,
sport of navigating a motor-powered vessel on the water. It is done on either fresh- or saltwater and may be competitive or recreational. The first successful motorboat traveled (1887) a few yards on the Seine River in Paris.
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the art of propelling a boat by means of oars operated by hand. Boats propelled by oars (e.g., the galley) were used in ancient times for both war and commerce. Rowing is now generally used only for propelling small boats or for sport.
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as a sport, the art of navigating a sailboat for recreational or competitive purposes. Racing Classes
There is no single "yacht type" of boat, rather many types that include sloops, yawls, catamarans, and ketches.
..... Click the link for more information. ; and for bicycle racing, see under bicyclebicycle,
light, two-wheeled vehicle driven by pedals. The name velocipede is often given to early forms of the bicycle and to its predecessor, the dandy horse, a two-wheeled vehicle moved by the thrust of the rider's feet upon the ground.
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Words related to racingnoun the sport of engaging in contests of speedRelated Words- auto racing
- car racing
- boat racing
- camel racing
- greyhound racing
- horse racing
- athletics
- sport
- stretch
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