Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb race
2 of 4 senses of race
Sense 1
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along
=> barge, thrust ahead, push forward
=> tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck
=> dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
Sense 2
race, run
=> show
=> place
=> boat-race
=> horse-race
=> campaign, run
=> speed skate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb race
2 of 4 senses of race
Sense 1
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along
=> barge, thrust ahead, push forward
=> tear, shoot, shoot down charge, buck
=> dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
=> plunge
Sense 2
race, run
=> show
=> place
=> boat-race
=> horse-race
=> jockey
=> campaign, run
=> stump
=> rerun
=> whistlestop
=> cross-file, register
=> slate
=> speed skate
Entailment of verb race
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb race
4 senses of race
Sense 1
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along
=> travel, go move locomote
Sense 2
race, run
=> compete, vie, contend
Sense 3
race
=> act move
Sense 4
race, rush
=> move displace
Familiarity of verb race
race used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb race
Sense 1
rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along
=> travel, go move locomote
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Sense 2
race, run
=> compete, vie, contend
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Sense 3
race
=> act move
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Sense 4
race, rush
=> move displace
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Grep of noun races
braces
Grep of noun race
amerindian race
ankle brace
arms race
automobile race
back brace
bicycle race
black race
boat race
brace
car race
caucasian race
caucasoid race
chariot race
claiming race
coup de grace
disgrace
embrace
foot race
footrace
governor's race
grace
harness race
headrace
herb of grace
horace
horse race
human race
hurdle race
iditarod trail dog sled race
indian race
knee brace
master race
memory trace
millrace
mongolian race
mongoloid race
neck brace
negro race
negroid race
obstacle race
potato race
purace
race
race car
race driver
race horse
race meeting
race murder
race problem
race riot
race runner
raceabout
racecard
racecourse
racehorse
raceme
racemic acid
racer
racerunner
racetrack
raceway
rat race
relay race
rerebrace
royal brace
sack race
sailing-race
saving grace
scapegrace
scratch race
selling race
senate race
ski race
skiing race
slavic race
stake race
state of grace
tailrace
terrace
thrace
torch race
trace
vambrace
white race
yacht race
year of grace
yellow race
Overview of noun race
The noun race has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (249) race -- (any competition; "the race for the presidency")
2. (218) race -- (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")
3. (201) race -- (a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift")
4. (2) slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash -- (the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller)
5. (2) subspecies, race -- ((biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species)
6. raceway, race -- (a canal for a current of water)
Overview of verb race
The verb race has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (15) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along -- (step on it "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street")
2. (3) race, run -- (compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first")
3. race -- (to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS")
4. race, rush -- (cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze")
Overview of noun race
The noun race has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (249) race -- (any competition; "the race for the presidency")
2. (218) race -- (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")
3. (201) race -- (a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift")
4. (2) slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash -- (the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller)
5. (2) subspecies, race -- ((biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species)
6. raceway, race -- (a canal for a current of water)
Overview of verb race
The verb race has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (15) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along rush along cannonball along bucket along belt along -- (step on it "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street")
2. (3) race, run -- (compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first")
3. race -- (to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS")
4. race, rush -- (cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze")
races definition
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