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Race (Verb)

Meaning 1

Move hurridly; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

  • The children raced to the door when they heard the ice cream truck arriving.
  • The ambulance rushed through the city streets to reach the emergency location.
  • The animals sped across the forest, desperate to find shelter before the storm.
  • She sprinted down the stairs to answer the phone, thinking it might be her sister.
  • The fire trucks rushed to the scene of the burning building to put out the flames.

Synonyms

  • Belt Along
  • Cannonball Along
  • Speed
  • Pelt Along
  • Hie
  • Bucket Along
  • Hotfoot
  • Hasten
  • Rush Along
  • Rush
  • Step On It

Hypernyms

  • Go
  • Locomote
  • Travel
  • Move

Hyponyms

  • Thrust Ahead
  • Shoot Down
  • Push Forward
  • Charge
  • Flash
  • Scud
  • Barge
  • Dart
  • Shoot
  • Scoot
  • Buck
  • Tear
  • Dash

Meaning 2

Cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

  • The manager raced her team through an intense project to meet the tight deadline.
  • She likes to race her children to the couch when the movie starts.
  • The tour guide raced the group through the museum to cover all the exhibits before closing time.
  • In this exercise, you'll be racing your partner through a series of obstacle challenges.
  • The director races the actors through their lines to keep the rehearsal on track.

Synonyms

  • Rush

Hypernyms

  • Displace

Related Words

  • Racer (noun)

Meaning 3

Compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first".

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Examples

  • She started training last summer to get ready to race in the upcoming triathlon.
  • He is planning to race in the city's annual cycling competition next month.
  • Let's jump in our cars and race to the beach to see who gets there first.
  • This is her first time racing professionally, so she's very nervous about the big event.
  • They decided to race down the highway in their new sports cars to test their speed.

Synonyms

  • Run

Hypernyms

  • Contend
  • Vie

Hyponyms

  • Run

Related Words

  • Racer (noun)
  • Race (noun)
  • Racing (noun)

Meaning 4

To work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

  • Scientists are racing to develop a vaccine before the next flu season arrives.
  • The engineers are racing against the clock to fix the malfunctioning spacecraft's life support system.
  • Companies are racing to release their own version of the popular new technology.
  • Researchers are racing to understand the causes of the rare genetic disorder.
  • Students are racing to complete their projects before the deadline and win the top prize in the competition.

Hypernyms

  • Move
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