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race (RAYS) (noun)
1. A current of water flowing through a narrow channel, often in an industrial context: The mill race was created by damming the river and diverting the flow of the aqua.
2. A contest of speed based on a set course and specific time frame: The cross-country race was set to begin in the afternoon and the runners would pass through both flatland and hills before returning to the starting gate.
3. A rivalry or contest between two or more groups with the goal of winning something; such as, a pennant: The two colleges participated in an annual race for the banner and the prize money.
4. A track or groove through which something slides or rolls: The ball bearings slid down the race and into the gear box for the car.
race (RAYS) (verb)
 1. To run or participate in a competition based on speed and timing: The team decided to race in spite of the mist and cold weather.
2. To move at maximum velocity: Jillian's cousin will race his car around the track in hopes of breaking the speed record.
race (RAYS) (noun)
1. A family or group of people united by common characteristics or interests: The Nordic race has a history of bravery and seafaring explorations.
2. A grouping of people sharing traits that are passed on through generations and whose traits have become distinctive to that group: Typically the Aboriginal race in North America has darker hair than Europeans.

The descendants of an ancient race scheduled a race down the race of the local river.

Units related to: “race
(Greek: running, course; race, racecourse)
(Greek: people, race, tribe, nation; group of people living together; community, family)
(Greek > Latin: race, kind; line of descent; origin, creation; pertaining to sexual relations, reproduction, or heredity; and more recently, a gene or genes)
(Latin: birth, beget; descent, origin, creation, inception, beginning, race, sort; kind, class)
(Greek: tribe, race; class; clan)
(Greek: man, mankind; human beings; including, males (man, men; boy, boys) and females (woman, women; girl, girls); all members of the human race; people, humanity)
(Hindu: references to a wandering race of people who have called themselves and their language Romany)
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Word Entries at Get Words: “race
race (s) (noun), races (pl)
1. One of the groups of people who can be distinguished from others based on physical characteristics,  geographical distribution, etc.: It is a constant hope that the different races in our world can live in harmony and friendship.
2. A group, or groups, of people who share the same history, language, culture, etc.: The group of people were members of a race who were isolated in the jungle beyond the mountains and just recently discovered.
3. A competition between people, animals, vehicles, etc., to see which one is the fastest: Victor spent several hours watching the car race.

It rained very hard during the marathon race today.

Sharon became a candidate for the senatorial race in her state.

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race (verb), races; raced; racing
1. To participate in a contest of speed: There are seven horses that will race for the championship tomorrow.
2. To go, to move, or to function at a very fast speed: Fern's heart was racing because of the speeding car that almost ran into her own car.
3. To try to do something very quickly because there is not much time left to finish it: Jennifer was racing against the clock to be sure that her class assignment was handed in on time.

Patricia and Alisa overslept and so they had to race like mad to get to school on time and avoid being tardy.

This entry is located in the following unit: English Words in Action, Group R (page 1)