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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 -------------- Sense 2 race, run => compete, vie, contend -------------- Sense 3 race => act move -------------- Sense 4 race, rush => move displace -------------- 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") Grep of adj race racemose 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")
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