Race - Definition

n 1: any competition; "the race for the presidency"
2: a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
3: 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"
4: (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species;
usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation
within a species [syn: subspecies, race]
5: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft
propeller [syn: slipstream, airstream, race,
backwash, wash]
6: a canal for a current of water [syn: raceway, race]
v 1: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests";
"The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot,
hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush
along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along,
step on it] [ant: dawdle, linger]
2: compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year";
"let's race and see who gets there first" [syn: race,
run]
3: to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in
competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for
AIDS"
4: cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist
raced the rats through a long maze" [syn: race, rush]