racing

Race  (rs), Cape

A promontory of southeast Newfoundland, Canada, on the coast of the Avalon Peninsula.

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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.

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[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 populationsCaucasoid (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.

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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.

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[Middle English ras, from Old Norse rs, rush, running; see ers- in Indo-European roots.]

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racing [ˈreɪsɪŋ]

adj

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) denoting or associated with horse races the racing fraternity a racing man

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) (Individual Sports, other than specified) the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speed

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

racing - the sport of engaging in contests of speed auto racing, car racing - the sport of racing automobiles boat racing - the sport of racing boats camel racing - the sport of racing camels greyhound racing - the sport of racing greyhounds horse racing - the sport of racing horses athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition stretch - a straightaway section of a racetrack

Translations

racing [ˈreɪsɪŋ]

A. N → carreras fpl
greyhound/horse racing → carreras fpl de galgos/caballos
motor racing → carreras fpl automovilísticas or de coches
the racing world → el mundo de las carreras(de caballos)
see also flat D

B. CPD racing bicycle, racing bike N → bicicleta f de carreras
racing calendar N → calendario m de carreras(de caballos)
racing car N → coche m de carreras
racing circuit N → autódromo m, pista f de carreras
racing commentator N → comentarista mf hípico/a
racing correspondent N → corresponsal mf hípico/a
racing cyclist N → corredor/a m/f ciclista
racing driver N → piloto mf de carreras, corredor(a) m/f de carreras de coches
racing man N (horse racing) → aficionado m a las carreras(de caballos)
racing pigeon N → paloma f de carreras
racing yacht N → yate m de regatas

racing [ˈreɪsɪŋ] n

[cars, motorbikes] → course f

(also horse-racing) → courses fpl
racing bike n → vélo m de course
racing car n (British) → voiture f de course
racing driver n (British) → pilote mf de course, coureur/euse m/f automobile
racing pigeon n → pigeon m voyageur de compétition

racing

n (= horse-racing) → Pferderennsport m, → Pferderennen nt; (= motor racing) → Motorrennen nt; he often goes racing → er geht oft zu Pferderennen/Motorrennen; (= participates) → er nimmt oft an Pferderennen/Motorrennen teil

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racing in cpds → Renn-;

racing bicycle

n → Rennrad nt

racing car

n → Rennwagen m

racing certainty

n (Brit fig) → absolute Sicherheit; it’s a racing that … → es ist absolut sicher, dass …

racing colours

pl → Rennfarben pl

racing cyclist

n → Radrennfahrer(in) m(f)

racing driver

n → Rennfahrer(in) m(f)

racing man

n → Anhänger m → des Pferderennsports

racing pigeon

n → Brieftaube f

racing stable

n → Rennstall m

racing tyres

pl → Rennreifen pl

racing world

n → Welt f → des Rennsports

racing yacht

n → Rennjacht f

racing [ˈreɪsɪŋ]

1. n → corsa; (horse-racing) → corse fpl

2. adj (cycle) → da corsa

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racing [ˈreɪsɪŋ]

1. n → corsa; (horse-racing) → corse fpl

2. adj (cycle) → da corsa