Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)raceany competition“the race for the presidency” (n)racea contest of speed“the race is to the swift” (n)racepeople who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock“some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings” (n)subspecies, race(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species Verbs
(v)rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on itmove hurridly“He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”,
“The cars raced down the street” (v)race, runcompete in a race“he is running the Marathon this year”,
“let's race and see who gets there first” (v)raceto work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others“We are racing to find a cure for AIDS” (v)race, rushcause to move fast or to rush or race“The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze”