race

About 49.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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.

2. noun Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
3. noun 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. noun A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
5. noun A fast-moving current of water.
6. noun 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. noun A path that something or someone moves along.
8. noun A guide or channel that a component of a machine moves along: A groove on a sewing machine or a loom along which the shuttle moves.

   inner/outer race

Similar words

raceway hotfoot backwash run wash airstream speed hasten hie slipstream

Often followed by

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Word family

human race raced races racing the human race