Race Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Race

Meaning 1 : compete in a race

    Example : let's race and see who gets there first

    Synonyms : run
Meaning 2 : the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

    Synonyms : airstream,  backwash,  slipstream,  wash
Meaning 3 : cause to move fast or to rush or race

    Example : The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze

    Synonyms : rush
Meaning 4 : move hurridly

    Example : The cars raced down the street

    Synonyms : belt along,  bucket along,  cannonball along,  hasten,  hie,  hotfoot,  pelt along,  rush,  rush along,  speed,  step on it
Meaning 5 : a canal for a current of water

    Synonyms : raceway
Meaning 6 : (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

    Synonyms : subspecies
Meaning 7 : a contest of speed

    Example : the race is to the swift

Meaning 8 : any competition

    Example : the race for the presidency

Meaning 9 : people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

    Example : some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings

Meaning 10 : to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

How to Pronounce Race

  • reɪs