race (1) — OET

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noun

1 Dave won the race and Andy came second:

contest, competition;

relay, event, fixture, heat, rally, trial, time trial, head-to-head.

2 the race for naval domination accelerated:

competition, contest, rivalry, contention, quest.

3 the brook was diverted into the mill race:

channel, waterway, watercourse, conduit, sluice, spillway, aqueduct.

verb

1 Jimmy will race in the semi-finals:

compete, take part in a race, run, contend.

2 dogs would race the train furiously:

compete against, have a race with, run against, be pitted against, try to beat.

3 Cally raced after him:

hurry, dash, run, rush, sprint, bolt, dart, gallop, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, hare, bound, fly, speed, zoom, go hell for leather, pound, streak, scurry, scuttle, scamper, scramble, make haste, hasten, lose no time, spank along, really move;

informal tear, belt, pelt, scoot, zap, zip, whip, step on it, get a move on, hotfoot it, steam, put on some speed, go like a bat out of hell, burn rubber;

British, informal bomb, bucket, put one's foot down, leg it;

Scottish, informal wheech;

North American, informal boogie, hightail it, clip, barrel, get the lead out;

informal , dated cut along;

North American, vulgar slang drag/tear/haul ass;

literary fleet;

archaic post, hie, haste.

4 she tried to calm herself, but her heart was racing:

beat rapidly, pound, throb, pulsate, pulse, thud, thump, hammer, palpitate, flutter, pitter-patter, go pit-a-pat, quiver, vibrate, pump, pant, thrill;

rare quop.

race (1) Oxford Dictionary of English