Race (r s), Cape A promontory of southeast Newfoundland, Canada, on the coast of the Avalon Peninsula. |
| race 1 (rs) n. 1. A local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics. 2. A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution: the German race. 3. A genealogical line; a lineage. 4. Humans considered as a group. 5. Biology a. An interbreeding, usually geographically isolated population of organisms differing from other populations of the same species in the frequency of hereditary traits. A race that has been given formal taxonomic recognition is known as a subspecies. b. A breed or strain, as of domestic animals. 6. A distinguishing or characteristic quality, such as the flavor of a wine. [French, from Old French, from Old Italian razza, race, lineage.] Usage Note: The notion of race is nearly as problematic from a scientific point of view as it is from a social one. European physical anthropologists of the 17th and 18th centuries proposed various systems of racial classifications based on such observable characteristics as skin color, hair type, body proportions, and skull measurements, essentially codifying the perceived differences among broad geographic populations of humans. The traditional terms for these populations  Caucasoid (or Caucasian), Mongoloid, Negroid, and in some systems Australoidare now controversial in both technical and nontechnical usage, and in some cases they may well be considered offensive. (Caucasian does retain a certain currency in American English, but it is used almost exclusively to mean "white" or "European" rather than "belonging to the Caucasian race," a group that includes a variety of peoples generally categorized as nonwhite.) The biological aspect of race is described today not in observable physical features but rather in such genetic characteristics as blood groups and metabolic processes, and the groupings indicated by these factors seldom coincide very neatly with those put forward by earlier physical anthropologists. Citing this and other pointssuch as the fact that a person who is considered black in one society might be nonblack in anothermany cultural anthropologists now consider race to be more a social or mental construct than an objective biological fact. |
| race 2 (rs) 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 r s, rush, running; see ers- in Indo-European roots.] |
race 1
Noun
1. a contest of speed
2. any competition or rivalry: the arms race
3. a rapid current of water
4. a channel of a stream: a mill race
5. Austral & NZ a narrow passage through which sheep pass individually, as to a sheep dip
Verb
[racing, raced]
1. to take part in a contest of speed with (someone)
2. to enter (an animal or vehicle) in a race: to race greyhounds
3. to travel as fast as possible
4. (of an engine) to run faster than normal
5. (of the heart) to beat faster than normal
See also races [Old Norse rās running]
racer n
racing adjn
racing adjn
race 2
Noun
1. a group of people of common ancestry with distinguishing physical features, such as skin colour or build
2. the human race human beings collectively
3. a group of animals or plants having common characteristics that distinguish them from other members of the same species [Italian razza]
| race (rs) 1. a. An interbreeding, usually geographically isolated population of organisms differing from other populations of the same species in the frequency of hereditary traits. A race that has been given formal taxonomic recognition is known as a subspecies. b. A breed or strain, as of domestic animals. 2. Any of several extensive human populations associated with broadly defined regions of the world and distinguished from one another on the basis of inheritable physical characteristics, traditionally conceived as including such traits as pigmentation, hair texture, and facial features. Because the number of genes responsible for such physical variations is tiny in comparison to the size of the human genome and because genetic variation among members of a traditionally recognized racial group is generally as great as between two such groups, most scientists now consider race to be primarily a social rather than a scientific concept. |
Race
rule by Caucasians, especially Europeans.
the sociological study of race using anthropological methods. — anthroposociological, adj.
the policy of strict racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-whites practiced in the Republic of South Africa.
1. a doctrine propagandized by Nazism asserting that the so-called Aryan peoples were superior to all others in the practice of government and the development of civilization.
2. a belief in this doctrine and acceptance of its social and ethical implications, especially with regard to the treatment of so-called inferior races. — Aryanist, n.
2. a belief in this doctrine and acceptance of its social and ethical implications, especially with regard to the treatment of so-called inferior races. — Aryanist, n.
obtuse or narrow-minded intolerance, especially of other races or religions. — bigot, n., — bigoted, adj.
the principle or practice of combining or representing two separate races, as white and Negro, on governing boards, committees, etc. — biracialist, biracial, adj.
Biology. the study of the operation of factors that cause degeneration in offspring, especially as applied to factors unique to separate races. Also called dysgenics. — cacogenic, adj.
the state of being a creole.
the quality of belonging to a particular race, region, or country. — endemicity, n.
a government controlled by a particular race or national group. — ethnocratic, adj.
the study of the geographical distribution of racial groups and the relationship between them and their environments. — ethnogeographer, n. — ethnogeographic, adj.
the psychology of races and peoples. — ethnopsychological, adj.
the blend of factors and influences most suitable for the improvement of the inherited characteristics of a breed or race, especially the human race. — eugenic, adj.
the art or science of improving a race or breed, especially the human race, by control of external influences, as environment. See also improvement.
1. the deliberate and systematic extermination of a racial or national group.
2. an actor in this process. — genocidal, adj.
2. an actor in this process. — genocidal, adj.
the state or quality of being non-Jewish, and especially a heathen or pagan.
the theory or doctrine that the white race in general and the Germanic race in particular are superior to all other peoples.
the combination of educational and other public facilities, previously segregated by race, into unified systems shared by all races. — integrationist, n. , adj.
the principles, beliefs, and attitudes influencing actions aimed at improving relations among differing races. — interracial, adj.
the belief that blacks are mentally inferior to whites, based on results of intelligence tests that failed to account for such differences as test questions slanted in favor of whites, lack of cultural and educational oppor-tunities among blacks, etc. — Jensenist, n., adj.
the condition of belonging to the Caucasian race and having dark hair and a light complexion. — Melanochroic, adj. — Melanochroid, adj., n.
1. the interbreeding of members of different races.
2. cohabitation or marriage between a man and woman of different races, especially, in the U.S., between a Negro and a white person.
3. the mixing or mixture of races by interbreeding.
2. cohabitation or marriage between a man and woman of different races, especially, in the U.S., between a Negro and a white person.
3. the mixing or mixture of races by interbreeding.
monogenism. See also organisms.
the belief that all human races descended from a common ancestral type. Also monogenesis, monogeny. — monogenist, n. — monogenistic, adj.
the condition of being black; blackness.
the theory that all human races descended from two or more ancestral types. — polygenist, n. — polygenistic, adj.
the belief in or practice of the doctrine of racism. — racialist, n. — racialistic, adj.
a belief that human races have distinctive characteristics that determine their respective cultures, usually involving the idea that one’s race is superior and has the right to control others. — racist, adj.
the views and policies of those who would separate or maintain as separate rights, public facilities, etc., on the basis of race. See also apartheid.
a person who advocates supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group.
the condition of belonging to the Caucasian race and having fair skin and blond hair. — Xanthochroi, Xanthocroid, n. — Xanthochroic, Xanthocroid, adj.
Race a breed or class of individuals similar in appearance; a company; a row or series.
Examples: race of beasts, 1819; of birds; of youthful and unhandled colts, 1596; of cows, 1822; of coxcombs, 1712; of demi-gods, 1697; of doctors; of fishes, 1819; of grasses, 1802; of heavens (angels), 1667; of horses, 1781; of learned men, 1748; of plants, 1712; of poets, 1875; of serpents, 1774; of sheep, 1745; of stud of mares, 1547; of trains (a couple or set, or trains coupled together).
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  race - any competition; "the race for the presidency"contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants arms race - a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments campaign, political campaign, run - a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" |
| 2. | race - a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift" contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants bicycle race - a race between people riding bicycles boat race - a race between people rowing or driving boats burnup - a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road chariot race - a race between ancient chariots dog racing - a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome freestyle - a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use cross country - a long race run over open country heat - a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race horse race - a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting potato race - a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time sack race - a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack scratch race - a race in which all contestants start from scratch (on equal terms) ski race, skiing race - a race between people wearing skis relay race, relay - a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance repechage - a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race | |
| 3. | race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings" people of color, people of colour, colour, color - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) Herrenvolk, master race - a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others Amerindian race, Indian race - usually included in the Mongoloid race Indian race - sometimes included in the Caucasian race; native to the subcontinent of India Slavic people, Slavic race - a race of people speaking a Slavonic language | |
| 4. | race - (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms | |
| 5. |  race - the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propellerflow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge | |
| 6. | race - a canal for a current of water canal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation | |
| Verb | 1. | race - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| 2. | race - compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" show - finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show" place - finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place" boat-race - participate in a boat race horse-race - compete in a horse race campaign, run - run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" speed skate - race on skates | |
| 3. | race - to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS" | |
| 4. | race - cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" |
race 1
verb 3. compete against, run against
verb 5. run, fly, career, speed, tear, dash, hurry, barrel (along) (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. dart, gallop, zoom, hare Brit. (informal) hasten, burn rubber (informal) go like a bomb Brit., N.Z. (informal) run like mad (informal)
race 2
Translations
race [reɪs] n → carrera (= species); raza
the arms race → la carrera armamentista;
he raced across the road → cruzó corriendo la carretera;
race [reɪs] n (= species) → race f (= competition, rush); course f
vi (= compete) → faire la course, courir (= hurry); aller à toute vitesse, courir; [engine] → s'emballer; [pulse] → battre très vite;
the human race → la race humaine;
race [reɪs] n (species) → Rasse f;
(competition) → Rennen nt;
(for power, control) → Wettlauf m
vt (horse, pigeon) → an Wettbewerben teilnehmen lassen;
vi (compete) → antreten;
(hurry) → rennen;
(pulse, heart) → rasen;
(engine) → durchdrehen;
the human race → die Menschheit;
to race in/out → hinein-/hinausstürzen
race [reɪs] n → razza (= competition, rush); corsa
vi → correre;
the human race → la razza umana;
to race in/out etc → precipitarsi dentro/fuori etc
n race [reis]
a competition to find who or which is the fastest a horse race. wedren سِباق надбягване závod, dostih væddeløb; -væddeløb das Rennen αγώνας δρόμου, κούρσα carrera võidujooks, võidusõit مسابقه kilpailu course מֵרוֹץ तेज चलने की प्रतियोगिता trka, utrkivanje verseny pacuan keppni, kapphlaup corsa, gara 競走 경주 lenktynės, varžybos ātrumsacīkstes perlumbaan wedren (vedde-/kapp)løp, renn wyścig corrida cursă гонки preteky; dostihy dirka trka kapplöpning, hastighetstävling การแข่งขัน yarış, koşu 賽跑 змагання на швидкість دوڑ کا مقابلہ cuộc đua 赛跑
v
1 to (cause to) run in a race I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others. hardloop, ding mee يَشتَرِك في سِباق надбягвам се přihlásit k závodu, závodit løbe væddeløb; løbe an einem Rennen teilnehmen τρέχω σε αγώνα δρόμου, βάζω άλογο να τρέξει σε ιπποδρομία (hacer) correr, llevar a una carrera võidu jooksma مسابقه دادن juosta kilpaa (faire) courir לְהִתחָרוֹת तेज दौड़ना utrkivati se versenyt fut, versenyez; futtat memacu taka þátt í hlaupi correre, far correre 競走する 경주하다; 레이스에 내보내다 (leisti) lenktyniauti, dalyvauti varžybose piedalīties ātrumsacīkstēs melumba (laten) rennen (la) delta i vedde-/kappløp eller renn wystawić do wyścigu, ścigać się (fazer) correr a participa la o cursă; a alerga într-o cursă участвовать в гонках pretekať dirkati trkati se tävla med แข่งวิ่งอย่างเร็ว yarış(tır)mak 賽跑 брати участь у перегонах تیزی سے دوڑنا tham gia cuộc đua, cuộc thi 赛跑
2 to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest I'll race you to that tree. teen jou hardloop يُسابِق надпреварваме се běžet o závod s løbe om kap um die Wette laufen mit παραβγαίνω hacer una carrera (con) võidu jooksma دویدن juosta kilpaa faire une course avec לְהִתחָרוֹת तेज दौड़ने की प्रतियोगिता utrkivati se versenyez, versenyt fut (vkivel) berpacu þreyta kapphlaup gareggiare 競走する 경주하다, ...와 경쟁하다 eiti lenktynių su skrieties; noskriet (kādu) berlumba om het hardst lopen løpe om kapp ścigać się z fazer uma corrida a se lua la întrecere (cu) бегать наперегонки bežať o preteky (s) tekmovati trkati se springa (rida, segla) i kapp med แข่งขันทางความเร็ว yarışmak, yarış etmek 競賽 змагатися в швидкості دوڑنے کا مقابلہ کرنا đua với ai 竞赛
3 to go etc quickly He raced along the road on his bike. jaag يُسْرِع движа се бързо jet plnou parou suse rasen τρέχω correr kihutama به سرعت رفتن filer (à toute allure) לַנוּע מַהֵר तेजी से जाना juriti száguld ngebut þjóta andare di corsa 疾走する 질주하다 lėkti, dumti traukties; drāzties bergegas snellen av gårde rase mknąć andar a toda a pressa a merge în viteză нестись uháňať, ísť plnou parou drveti juriti köra med rasande fart ไปอย่างเร็ว hızla gitmek 疾馳 мчати تیزی سے جانا vội vã 疾驰
n racer
a car, bicycle etc built for competitive racing. renvoertuig قارِب أو سيّارَه مُصَمَّمَه خِصّيصا للسِّباق състезателна кола/лодка и пр. závodní vůz racer- der Rennwagen,das Rennrad αγωνιστικό (όχημα) coche/bicicleta de carreras võidusõiduauto, võidusõiduratas تند رو kilpa-auto, kilpapyörä voiture/vélo de course -מֵרוֹץ धावक vozilo za utrku versenygép, versenyautó mobil atau sepeda balap kappakstursbíll/-hjól automobile/bicicletta da corsa 競走車 경주용 자전거[] lenktyninis automobilis, dviratis sacīkšu modelis pelumba raceauto, racefiets racerbil/-sykkel osv. samochód, rower itd. wyścigowy de corrida vehicul de curse гоночный автомобиль, велосипед pretekárske auto, bicykel ap. dirkalec trka; kapplöpningshäst, racerbil, -cykel, -båt คน สัตว์หรือพาหนะที่เข้าแข่งขันความเร็ว yarışmacı, müsabık 比賽用車 перегоновий автомобіль тощо دوڑ میں حصہ لینے والا xe đua 比赛用车
n racecourse
(a place with) a course over which horse races are run. renbaan حَلَبَة سِباق الخَيْل хиподрум dostihová dráha gallopbane; travbane die Rennbahn ιππόδρομος hipódromo võidusõidurada میدان مسابقه kilparata champ de courses מַסלוּל מֵרוֹץ दौड़-मैदान hipodrom lóversenytér tempat pacuan kuda veðhlaupabraut; skeiðvöllur ippodromo 競走場 경주로, 경마장 hipodromas hipodroms; skrejceļš balapan lumba kuda renbaan veddeløps-/travbane tor wyścigów konnych hipódromo hipodrom ипподром dostihová dráha dirkališče trkačka staza kapplöpningsbana ลู่วิ่ง at yarış sahası, hipodrom 賽馬場 трек; іподром دوڑ کا راستہ trường đua 赛马场
n racehorse
a horse bred and used for racing. renperd جواد السِّباق състезателен кон závodní kůň væddeløbshest das Rennpferd άλογο κούρσας caballo de carreras võidusõiduhobune اسب مسابقه kilparatsu cheval de course סוּס מֵרוֹץ दौड़ का घोड़ा trkaći konj versenyló kuda pacuan veðhlaupahestur cavallo da corsa 競走馬 경주마 lenktyninis arklys sacīkšu zirgs kuda lumba renpaard veddeløpshest koń wyścigowy cavalo de corrida cal de curse скаковая лошадь pretekársky kôň dirkalni konj trkački konj kapplöpningshäst ม้าแข่ง yarış atı 比賽用馬 скаковий кінь گھڑ دوڑ میں حصہ لینے والا گھوڑا ngựa đua 比赛用马
n racetrack
(a place with) a course over which races are run by cars, dogs, athletes etc. renbaan مَسْلَك سِباق الخَيْل писта závodní dráha væddeløbsbane die Rennstrecke στίβος pista de carreras võidusõidurada, hipodroom مسیر مسلبقه kilparata piste מַסלוּל מֵרוֹצִים दौड़ का मैदान, चौगान trkalište versenypálya lintasan pacuan veðhlaupabraut; kappakstursbraut; hlaupabraut pista 競走場 경마장, 경주용 트랙 lenktynių trasa, trekas skrejceļš; trase; treks litar lumba renbaan, circuit veddeløpsbane tor wyścigowy pista de corridas pistă de curse трек pretekárska dráha dirkalna steza trkačka staza kapplöpnings-, löpar-, racerbana ลู่ที่ใช้แข่งขันความเร็ว koşu yolu, yarış pisti 比賽跑道 бігова доріжка, трек ایسا میدان جہاں گھوڑوں، کتوں اور موٹر کاروں وغیرہ کی دوڑیں ہوتی ہیں đường đua 比赛跑道
n racing-car
a car specially designed and built for racing. renmotor سَيّارَة سِباق състезателна кола závodní vůz racerbil der Rennwagen αγωνιστικό αυτοκίνητο coche de carreras võidusõiduauto اتومبیل مسابقه kilpa-auto voiture de course מְכוֹנִית מֵרוֹץ दौड़ की कार trkaći automobil versenyautó mobil balap kappakstursbíll automobile da corsa レーシングカー 경주용 자동차 lenktyninis automobilis sacīkšu automobilis kereta lumba raceauto racerbil samochód wyścigowy carro de corridas maşină de curse гоночный автомобиль pretekárske auto dirkalni avto trkačka kola racerbil รถแข่ง yarış arabası 賽車 перегоновий автомобіль دوڑ میں حصہ لینے والی موٹر کار xe đua 赛车
a race against time
a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time. wedren teen tyd يُسابِق الوَقْت отчаян опит závod s časem kapløb med tiden mit der Zeit Wettlauf κούρσα ενάντια στο χρόνο una carrera contrarreloj võidujooks ajaga با سرعت هر چه تمام تر کارکردن kilpajuoksu ajan kanssa course contre la montre מֵרוֹץ כְּנֶגֶד הַזמָן समय से होड़ utrka s vremenom versenyfutás az idővel berpacu dengan waktu keppni við tímann corsa contro il tempo 時間との競争 시간 경쟁 karštligiškas skubėjimas izmisīgi pūlēties paveikt laikā mengejar masa een race tegen de klok kappløp med tida wyścig z czasem corrida contra o tempo cursă contra cronometru со временем гонка preteky s časom tekma s časom trka protiv vremena en kapplöpning med tiden การแข่งรถกับเวลา zamana karşı yarış 搶時間完成... швидкісний пробіг کسی اہم کام کو جلد ختم کرنے کی کوشش chạy đua với thời gian 抢时间完成...
the races
a meeting for horse-racing. perdewedrenne لِقاء سِباق الخَيْل конни надбягвания dostihy hestevæddeløb das Pferderennen ιπποδρομίες las carreras ratsavõistlus مسابقات اسبدوانی hevoskilpailut les courses (de chevaux) מִפגָש סוּסֵי מֵרוֹץ घुड़दौड़ के लिए बैठक utrka konja lóverseny, galopp pacuan kuda veðreiðar corse 競馬 경마 lenktynės zirgu skriešanās sacīkstes lumba kuda paardenrennen veddeløp wyścigi as corridas curse (de cai) скачки dostihy konjske dirke trkalište tävlingarna, kapplöpningarna การแข่งม้าวิ่งเร็ว at yarışı 賽馬會 перегони, гонки گھڑ دوڑ کے لیے ہونے والا اجلاس kỳ đua ngựa 赛马会
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