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to compete in a race

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  • race — Ⅰ. race [1] ► NOUN 1) a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is fastest over a set course. 2) (the races) a series of races for horses or dogs, held at a fixed time on a set course. 3) a situation in which people… …   English terms dictionary

  • race — race1 W2S2 [reıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sport)¦ 2¦(people)¦ 3¦(get/do something first)¦ 4¦(do something quickly)¦ 5¦(prize/power)¦ 6¦(horse race)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3 6; Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: ras going quickly, running …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • race — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. onrush, advance; competition; sprint, dash; stream; channel, millrace, tide, river; career; family, clan, tribe; people, ethnic group. v. rush, career; hasten; compete; speed. See velocity, ancestry,… …   English dictionary for students

  • race — race1 [ reıs ] noun *** 1. ) count a competition that decides who is the fastest at doing something: training for a big race a close/difficult/tough race win/lose a race: Marlene needs to win the last race to keep the championship title. a ) a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • race — 1 /reIs/ noun 1 SPORT (C) a competition in which each competitor tries to run, drive etc fastest and finish first: She came fifth in the race. | a swimming race 2 PEOPLE a) (C) one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • race — race1 noun 1》 a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is fastest over a set course.     ↘(the races) a series of races for horses or dogs, held at a fixed time in a particular place.     ↘a situation in which people… …   English new terms dictionary

  • compete — competer, n. competingly, adv. /keuhm peet /, v.i., competed, competing. to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business. [1610 20; < L… …   Universalium

  • race*/*/*/ — [reɪs] noun I 1) [C] a competition that decides who is the fastest at doing something He is training for a big race.[/ex] Marlene needs to win the race to keep her title.[/ex] 2) [C] a competition in which a person, organization, business, or… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • race — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ras, from Old Norse rās; akin to Old English rǣs rush Date: 14th century 1. chiefly Scottish the act of running 2. a. a strong or rapid current of water flowing through a narrow channel b. a watercourse used… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • compete — /kəmˈpit / (say kuhm peet) verb (i) (competed, competing) to contend with another for a prize, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business. {Latin competere contend for, (earlier) come together} …  

  • race to the bottom — ˌrace to the ˈbottom noun [singular] disapproving the situation in which companies and countries try to compete with each other by cutting wages and living standards for workers, and the production of goods is moved to the place where the wages… …   Financial and business terms

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