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/ɹeɪs/
nounverb

A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.

    “Several horses ran in a horse race: the first one to reach the finishing post won.”

  2. Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.

  3. A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.

  4. A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).

    “The drivers were racing around the track.”

  2. To compete against in a race (contest).

    “I raced him to the car, but he was there first, so he got to ride shotgun.”

  3. To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.

    “As soon as it was time to go home, he raced for the door.”

  4. To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

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Etymology

From Middle English race, partially from Old English rǣs (“a race, swift or violent running, rush, onset”), from Proto-West Germanic *rās; and partially from Old Norse rás (“a running, race”); both from Proto-Germanic *rēsō (“a course”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s- (“to flow, rush”).

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RACE at a glance

RACE has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (R 1 + A 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #845 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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