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Definitions for Racing

[1] a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
[2] races, a series of races, usually of horses or dogs, run at a set time over a regular course: They spent a day at the races.
[3] any contest or competition, especially to achieve superiority: the arms race; the presidential race.
[4] urgent need, responsibility, effort, etc., as when time is short or a solution is imperative: the race to find an effective vaccine.
[5] onward movement; an onward or regular course.
[6] the course of time.
[7] the course of life or a part of life.
[8] Geology . a strong or rapid current of water, as in the sea or a river. the channel or bed of such a current or of any stream.
[9] an artificial channel leading water to or from a place where its energy is utilized.
[10] the current of water in such a channel.
[11] Also called raceway. Machinery . a channel, groove, or the like, for sliding or rolling a part or parts, as the balls of a ball bearing.
[12] Textiles . the float between adjacent rows of pile. race plate.
[13] to engage in a contest of speed; run a race.
[14] to run horses or dogs in races; engage in or practice horse racing or dog racing.
[15] to run, move, or go swiftly.
[16] (of an engine, wheel, etc.) to run with undue or uncontrolled speed when the load is diminished without corresponding diminution of fuel, force, etc.
[17] to run a race against; try to beat in a contest of speed: I'll race you to the water.
[18] to enter (a horse, car, track team, or the like) in a race or races.
[19] to cause to run, move, or go at high speed: to race a motor.
[20] denoting or associated with horse races the racing fraternity ; a racing man
[21] the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speed
[22] Cape Race a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland, Canada
[23] a contest of speed, as in running, swimming, driving, riding, etc
[24] any competition or rivalry the race for the White House
[25] rapid or constant onward movement the race of time
[26] a rapid current of water, esp one through a narrow channel that has a tidal range greater at one end than the other
[27] a channel of a stream, esp one for conducting water to or from a water wheel or other device for utilizing its energy a mill race
[28] a channel or groove that contains ball bearings or roller bearings or that restrains a sliding component the inner or outer cylindrical ring in a ball bearing or roller bearing
[29] Australian and NZ a narrow passage or enclosure in a sheep yard through which sheep pass individually, as to a sheep dip
[30] Australian a wire tunnel through which footballers pass from the changing room onto a football field
[31] NZ a line of containers coupled together, used in mining to transport coal
[32] another name for slipstream (def. 1)
[33] archaic the span or course of life
[34] not in the race Australian informal given or having no chance
[35] to engage in a contest of speed with (another)
[36] to engage (oneself or one's representative) in a race, esp as a profession or pastime to race pigeons
[37] to move or go as fast as possible
[38] to run (an engine, shaft, propeller, etc) or (of an engine, shaft, propeller, etc) to run at high speed, esp after reduction of the load or resistance
[39] 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
[40] the human race human beings collectively
[41] 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
[42] a group of people sharing the same interests, characteristics, etc the race of authors
[43] play the race card informal to introduce the subject of race into a public discussion, esp to gain a strategic advantage
[44] a ginger root

Words related to Racing

racehurrying, flying, running, fast, dashing, swift, rushing, darting, sailing, whizzing, tearing, galloping, sport, contest, track, sporting, trotting, competing, speedy

Words nearby Racing

racerac, raccoon, raccoon dog, raccoon eyes, raccoon river, race, race meeting, race music, race norming, race off, race plate

Origin of Racing

e11250–1300; (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 Racing

an·ti·rac·ing , adjective
pre·rac·ing , adjective
pro·rac·ing , adjective

Word origin for Racing

eC15: from Old French rais , from Latin rādīx a root

Synonyms for Racing

darting, dashing, fast, flying, galloping, hastening, hurrying, running, rushing, sailing, swift, tearing, whisking, whizzing, zooming, speedy