race
[noun]
Synonyms:
- contest, chase, competition, dash, pursuit, rivalry
[verb]
Synonyms:
- run, career, compete, contest, dart, dash, fly, gallop, hurry, speed, tear, zoom
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[noun]
people, blood, folk, nation, stock, tribe, type

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Related Words: culture, nation, nationality, people, breed, type, variety

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English Thesaurus: race, nation, people, tribe, ethnic group, ...

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I. race¹ S2 W2 /reɪs/ noun
[Word Family: noun: race, racism, racist; adjective: racial, multiracial, racist; adverb: racially]
[Sense 1, 3-6: Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: ras 'going quickly, running']
[Sense 2: Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Old Italian razza]

1. SPORT [countable] a competition in which people or animals compete to run, drive etc fastest and finish first
in a race
He will be the youngest runner in the race.
Over 80 cars will take part in the race.
race between
the annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities

2. PEOPLE
a) [uncountable and countable] one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to the colour of their skin and other physical features ⇒ ethnic group:
The school welcomes children of all races.
a person of mixed race
The law forbids discrimination on the grounds of race or religion. ⇒ human race
b) [singular] informal a group of people who are similar in some way
race of
The 1960s produced a new race of young novelists.
Are schools breeding (=producing) a race of children incapable of making decisions for themselves?

3. GET/DO SOMETHING FIRST [singular] a situation in which one group of people tries to obtain or achieve something before another group does
the race to do something
More and more drug companies are joining the race to beat cancer.
The race is on to develop more environmentally friendly forms of energy. ⇒ arms race, rat race

4. DO SOMETHING QUICKLY [singular] a situation in which you have to do something very quickly because you have very little time available
a race to do something
It is now a race to find the killer.
race against time/against the clock
The pilot then began a desperate race against time to land the plane before it ran out of fuel.

5. PRIZE/POWER [singular] a situation in which people are competing with each other to win a prize or obtain a position of power
race for
Mr Bird has now officially joined the race for the White House.
He is no longer in the race for academic awards.
race to do something
the race to host the next Olympic Games

6. HORSE RACE the races an occasion when horse races are held
at the races
We spent a day at the races.
⇒ play the race card at play¹(14)

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II. race² verb

1. SPORT
a) [intransitive and transitive] to compete against someone or something in a race
race against
She’ll be racing against some of the world’s top athletes.
race in
Stevens will not be racing in the final due to a knee injury.
race somebody up/down something etc
I’ll race you to the end of the road.
b) [transitive] to use an animal or a vehicle to compete in a race:
He will be racing a Ferrari in this year’s Formula One championships.

2. MOVE QUICKLY [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move very quickly or take someone or something to a place very quickly:
He raced into the village on his bike.
I had to race home for my bag.
race somebody to something etc
She was raced to hospital.
race to do something
He raced to meet her.

3. DO SOMETHING QUICKLY [intransitive] to try to do something very quickly because you want to be the first to do it, or because there is very little time available
race to do something
Investors are racing to buy shares in the new hi-tech companies.
race against time/the clock
The astronauts are racing against time to repair the spaceship.

4. HEART/MIND [intransitive] if your heart or mind races, it works harder and faster than usual, for example because you are afraid or excited:
My heart was racing and my knees shook uncontrollably.
My mind was racing, trying to think where I had seen him before.

5. ENGINE [intransitive] if an engine races, it runs too fast

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race
noun
I. contest to find the fastest person, car, etc.
ADJ. big I get very nervous before a big race.
close, tight | long-distance | 10-kilometre, 24-hour, 7-lap, etc. | gruelling, hard, tough | relay, road | men's, women's | boat, motor, motorbike, yacht, etc. | dog, horse, etc. | Grand Prix, World Cup, etc.
VERB + RACE have, hold, organize, stage Let's have a race!
be in, compete in, enter, go in for, run in, take part in Is she running in the big race on Saturday?
drop out of, pull out of, withdraw (sth) from He dropped out of the race with a pulled muscle after two laps. She had to pull out of the race at the last minute.
lead, win I was leading the race until the half-way point. She has won the race for the last five years.
lose | come first/second, etc. in | beat sb/sth in | fix There is a rumour that the race was fixed.
throw (= to lose deliberately) He was paid £1,000 to throw the race.
RACE + VERB be run/held, take place
RACE + NOUN meeting The horse was withdrawn from today's race meeting with an injured leg.
winner | official, organizer
PREP. in a/the ~ I'm not in this race.
~ against/with the race against the Danish team
~ between the University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge
~ over a race over 200 metres

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race
II. competitive situation
ADJ. two-horse Although there are five candidates, realistically it is a two-horse race.
presidential | arms the halting of the nuclear arms race
VERB + RACE be (involved) in, join The rival TV companies are in a race to bring out the first film drama of his life.
be ahead in, lead, win Who will win the race for the White House?
be left behind in, lag behind in, lose
PREP. in a/the ~ lagging behind in the race for the presidency
~ between a race between the developing countries
~ for the race for nuclear supremacy
~ with the race with their rivals

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race
III. racial group
ADJ. human | mixed a child of mixed race
Irish, Jewish, Latin, etc. | master the ideology of the master race
RACE + NOUN relations Immigration and race relations were key political issues at the time.
equality | discrimination, prejudice | riot
PREP. among ~s The disease is more common among European races.
between ~s greater understanding between nations and races
from a ~ children from all races and religions
of a ~ people of different races and cultures
~ of The Amazons were a race of female warriors.
PHRASES on (the) grounds of race discriminating

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race
verb
ADV. frantically, madly She raced frantically towards the train.
ahead, away, back, by, downstairs, off, out, past, upstairs Farms and villages raced by.
PREP. across, after, along, around/round, down, for, into, out of, through, to, towards, up He raced madly up the stairs.
PHRASES come racing Two boys suddenly came racing round the corner.

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race

compete in a race (also take part in a race)
He is competing in his first race this year.
Runners from all over the world will take part in the race.
have a race
Let’s have a race!
hold a race
The race will be held on February 25th.
win/lose a race
He did not win another race that season.
come first/last etc in a race (also finish first/last etc in a race)
She came third in the race.
lead the race (=be ahead of everyone else)
He led the race from start to finish.
finish the race
Congratulations to Matthew, who finished the race in three hours 17 minutes.
run a race
I thought I ran a good race.
enter somebody/something in a race
The horse is entered in a race at Worcester the day after tomorrow.
tough/hard
He said he expected the race to be tough.
the big race (=an important race)
There are only three days to go until the big race.
a 3000 metres/10 km etc race
He finished first in the 100 metres race.
a horse/boat/bike etc race
It’s legal to gamble on horse races.
a road race (=when people run, cycle etc on ordinary roads)
She regularly competes in 10 kilometre road races.
enter/join the race
There was speculation that another candidate might enter the race.
drop out of/withdraw from the race
He dropped out of the presidential race three weeks ago.
stay in the race
Forbes has the money to stay in the mayoral race as long as he likes.
win a race
It looks as though he will win the race to be the Democratic presidential candidate.
close/tight
Most people were predicting a close race.
a three-horse/three-way race (=when three people have a chance of winning)
In a three-way race, Clinton received 47 percent, Dole 35 percent, Perot 10 percent.
a two-horse/two-way race
It soon became clear that it would be a two-horse race.
a one-horse race
This is turning into a one-horse race.
a presidential/Senate/mayoral race
He put $12 million of his own money into a Senate race.
be still in the race (=still have a chance of winning)
Swindon Town is still in the race, despite losing to Manchester City on Saturday.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

race one of the main groups of people in the world, who have the same colour of skin and other physical features:
Everybody should be treated equally regardless of their race or sex.
race relations (=the relationship between people of different races)
nation a country and its people, or a group of people with the same history and language:
Japan has become one of the richest nations in the world.
Our dream is for a united Arab nation.
people the people who belong to a particular country, race, or area. The plural of this meaning of people is peoples:
the American people
the native peoples of the islands
tribe a group of people in a country who are the same race, with the same traditional way of life and the same leader:
a tribe in Papua New Guinea
Bedouin tribes
ethnic group a group of people of the same race, nation, or tribe:
Within Namibia there are more than a dozen different ethnic groups.
the needs of minority ethnic groups

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rush to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere soon:
He was rushing out of his office in order to go to a meeting.
There’s no need to rush - we have plenty of time.
hurry to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time:
People hurried into stores to escape the rain.
You ll have to hurry or we 'll be late for breakfast
I hurried through the rest of my workout and showered as quickly as I could.
race to go somewhere as fast as you can:
She raced downstairs to tell her mother.
He raced back to his car and called for help.
tear to run very quickly and without really looking where you are going, because you are in a hurry:
I saw two boys tearing across the field towards the tree.
He tore down the stairs and out of the house.
They tore out of the building.
dash to run somewhere very fast, especially only a short distance:
Bob dashed across the road to his friend’s house.
Her heart was pumping furiously as she dashed through the kitchen to the front door.
I dashed outside to try to rescue the unfortunate creature.
hustle American English informal to hurry when you are doing something or going somewhere:
You better hustle or you’re going to miss the school bus.
hasten literary to hurry somewhere, especially because you need to do something:
Suddenly frightened, she hastened back to where her friends were standing.
She took a deep breath and then hastened after him.

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race
̈ɪreɪs
See: drag race , rat race

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RACE
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