race
1
[ reys ]
/ reɪs /
noun
verb (used without object), raced, rac·ing.
verb (used with object), raced, rac·ing.
Origin of race
1
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English
ras(e) < Old Norse
rās a running, race (cognate with Old English
rǣs a running); (v.) Middle English
rasen, derivative of the noun (compare Old Norse
rasa to rush headlong)
OTHER WORDS FROM race
an·ti·rac·ing, adjective pre·rac·ing, adjective pro·rac·ing, adjectiveWords nearby race
Example sentences from the Web for racing
British Dictionary definitions for racing (1 of 5)
racing
/ (ˈreɪsɪŋ) /
adjective
denoting or associated with horse races
the racing fraternity; a racing man
noun
the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speed
British Dictionary definitions for racing (2 of 5)
Race
/ (reɪs) /
noun
Cape Race
a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland, Canada
British Dictionary definitions for racing (3 of 5)
race
1
/ (reɪs) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for race
C13: from Old Norse
rās running; related to Old English
rǣs attack
British Dictionary definitions for racing (4 of 5)
race
2
/ (reɪs) /
noun
a group of people of common ancestry, distinguished from others by physical characteristics, such as hair type, colour of eyes and skin, stature, etc. Principal races are Caucasoid, Mongoloid, and Negroid
the human race
human beings collectively
a group of animals or plants having common characteristics that distinguish them from other members of the same species, usually forming a geographically isolated group; subspecies
a group of people sharing the same interests, characteristics, etc
the race of authors
play the race card informal
to introduce the subject of race into a public discussion, esp to gain a strategic advantage
Word Origin for race
C16: from French, from Italian
razza, of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for racing (5 of 5)
race
3
/ (reɪs) /
noun
a ginger root
Word Origin for race
C15: from Old French
rais, from Latin
rādīx a root
Medical definitions for racing
race
[ rās ]
n.
A local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics.
A population of organisms differing from others of the same species in the frequency of hereditary traits; a subspecies.
A breed or strain, as of domestic animals.
Scientific definitions for racing
race
[ rās ]
- 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.
- A breed or strain, as of domestic animals.
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.
Idioms and Phrases with racing
race
see rat race; slow but sure (steady wins the race).