Definition of "race" in Anglais

noun

1. A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.

   • Several horses ran in a horse race: the first one to reach the finishing post won.
   • The race to cure cancer
   • The race around the park was won by Johnny, who ran faster than the others.
   • We had a race to see who could finish the book the quickest.

2. Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.

3. (electronics, computing) A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.

4. A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.

5. A fast-moving current of water.

6. A water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised, such as that which powers a millwheel.

7. A path that something or someone moves along.

8. A guide or channel that a component of a machine moves along:

9. (gambling) A keno gambling session.

verb

1. (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).

   • The drivers were racing around the track.

2. (transitive) To compete against in a race (contest).

   • I raced him to the car, but he was there first, so he got to ride shotgun.

3. (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.

   • As soon as it was time to go home, he raced for the door.
   • Her heart was racing as she peered into the dimly lit room.
   • The horse raced past the barn fell.

4. (intransitive, of a motor) To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.

noun

1. A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):

2. A group of organisms distinguished by common characteristics; often an informal infraspecific rank in taxonomy, below species:

3. (by extension) A category or kind of thing distinguished by common characteristics.

4. (obsolete) Peculiar flavour, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavour.

5. (obsolete) Characteristic quality or disposition.

6. (obsolete) The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring.