Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - race
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a contest of speed between runners, horses, vehicles, ships, etc. 2 (in pl.) a series of these for horses, dogs, etc. at a fixed time on a regular course. 3 a contest between persons to be first to achieve something. 4 a a strong or rapid current flowing through a narrow channel in the sea or a river (a tide race). b the channel of a stream etc. (a mill-race). 5 each of two grooved rings in a ball-bearing or roller bearing. 6 Austral. a fenced passageway for drafting sheep etc. 7 a passageway along which football players etc. run to enter the field. 8 (in weaving) the channel along which the shuttle moves. 9 archaic a the course of the sun or moon. b the course of life (has run his race). --v. 1 intr. take part in a race. 2 tr. have a race with. 3 tr. try to surpass in speed. 4 intr. (foll. by with) compete in speed with. 5 tr. cause (a horse, car, etc.) to race. 6 a intr. go at full or (of an engine, propeller, the pulse, etc.) excessive speed. b tr. cause (a person or thing) to do this (raced the bill through the House). 7 intr. (usu. as racing adj.) follow or take part in horse-racing (a racing man). Phrases and idioms not in the race Austral. sl. having no chance. race meeting a sequence of horse-races at one place. racing car a motor car built for racing on a prepared track. Etymology: ME, = running, f. ON r{aacute}s 2. n. 1 each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics. 2 a tribe, nation, etc., regarded as of a distinct ethnic stock. 3 the fact or concept of division into races (discrimination based on race). 4 a genus, species, breed, or variety of animals, plants, or micro-organisms. 5 a group of persons, animals, or plants connected by common descent. 6 any great division of living creatures (the feathered race; the four-footed race). 7 descent; kindred (of noble race; separate in language and race). 8 a class of persons etc. with some common feature (the race of poets). Phrases and idioms race relations relations between members of different races usu. in the same country. race riot an outbreak of violence due to racial antagonism. Etymology: F f. It. razza, of unkn. orig. 3. n. a ginger root. Etymology: OF rais, raiz f. L radix radicis root
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ras, from Old Norse rās; akin to Old English rǣs rush Date: 14th century the act of running, 2. a strong or rapid current of water flowing through a narrow channel, a watercourse used industrially, the current flowing in such a course, 3. a set course or duration of time, the course of life, 4. a contest of speed, a meeting in which several ~s (as for horses) are run, a contest or rivalry involving progress toward a goal , a track or channel in which something rolls or slides, II. verb (~d; racing) Date: 15th century intransitive verb to compete in a ~, to go, move, or function at top speed or out of control , to revolve too fast under a diminished load, transitive verb to engage in a ~ with, 2. to enter in a ~, to drive or ride at high speed, to transport or propel at maximum speed, to speed (as an engine) without a working load or with the transmission disengaged, III. noun Etymology: Middle French, generation, from Old Italian razza Date: 1580 a breeding stock of animals, 2. a family, tribe, people, or nation belonging to the same stock, a class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits, or characteristics , 3. an actually or potentially interbreeding group within a species, breed, a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits, inherited temperament or disposition, distinctive flavor, taste, or strength ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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