1. (noun)race any competition "the race for the presidency"
2. (noun)race a contest of speed "the race is to the swift"
3. (noun)race 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"
4. (noun)subspecies, race (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
5. (noun)slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraftpropeller
7. (verb)rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it movefast "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
8. (verb)race, run compete in a race "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
9. (verb)race to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
"We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
10. (verb)race, rush cause to movefast or to rush or race "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"