race - Meaning in Konkani

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race - Meaning in Konkani

race Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of race in English

race noun

1. a canal for a current of water

   Synonyms

   raceway

2. a contest of speed

   Example

   • "the race is to the swift"
3. any competition

   Example

   • "the race for the presidency"
4. people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

   Example

   • "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"
5. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

   Synonyms

   subspecies

6. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

   Synonyms

   airstream, backwash, slipstream, wash, wash

race verb

1. compete in a race

   Synonyms

   run

   Examples

   • "he is running the Marathon this year"
   • "let's race and see who gets there first"
2. move hurridly

   Synonyms

   belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush along, rush, rush, speed, step on it

   Examples

   • "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"
   • "The cars raced down the street"
3. cause to move fast or to rush or race

   Synonyms

   rush, rush

   Example

   • "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
4. to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

   Example

   • "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"

Synonyms of race

• raceway
• subspecies
• airstream, backwash, slipstream, wash
• run
• belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush, rush along, speed, step on it
• rush

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