· any competition; "the race for the presidency"

Hypernym(s): contest, competition

· a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"

Hypernym(s): contest, competition

· people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"

Hypernym(s): group, grouping

· (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

Synonym(s): subspecies

Hypernym(s): taxonomic_group, taxonomic_category, taxon

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

Synonym(s): slipstream, airstream, backwash, wash

Hypernym(s): flow

· a canal for a current of water

Synonym(s): raceway

Hypernym(s): canal

· move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

Synonym(s): rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, pelt_along, rush_along, cannonball_along, bucket_along, belt_along, step_on_it

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

· compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"

Synonym(s): run

Hypernym(s): compete, vie, contend

· to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"

Hypernym(s): act, move

· cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"

Synonym(s): rush

Hypernym(s): move, displace