race
English
/ɹeɪs/
noun
Definitions
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- (computing) A race condition.
- A progressive movement toward a goal.
- A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.
- A water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised.
- Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.
- The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English race derived from Old Norse rás (race, a running, channel, current) derived from Proto-Germanic *rēsō (a course) derived from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁s- (flow, rush).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*reh₁s-
Gloss
flow, rush
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- about English
- anti-racial English
- antiracial English
- aracial English
- ball English
- ballrace English
- bend English
- bending English
- bike English
- biracial English
- blind English
- book English
- car English
- card English
- course English
- enrace English
- ethnorace English
- ethnoracial English
- fellow English
- fleet English
- fleet race English
- foot English
- footrace English
- footracer English
- gainrace English
- goer English
- going English
- head English
- headrace English
- horse English
- interrace English
- interracial English
- intraracial English
- land English
- landrace English
- making English
- match English
- match race English
- midrace English
- minirace English
- monoracial English
- multirace English
- multiracial English
- nonrace English
- nonracial English
- omniracial English
- outrace English
- overrace English
- path English
- play English
- polyracial English
- postrace English
- postracial English
- prerace English
- proto-race English
- proto-racial English
- race-bending English
- race-blind English
- race-blindness English
- race-fellow English
- race-goer English
- raceable English
- raceabout English
- racebend English
- racebending English
- racebike English
- racebook English
- racecar English
- racecard English
- racecourse English
- racecraft English
- racegoer English
- racegoing English
- racehorse English
- raceless English
- racelessness English
- racelike English
- racemaking English
- racepath English
- raceplay English
- racer English
- racerback English
- racerlike English
- racerunner English
- racest English
- raceth English
- racetrack English
- racetracker English
- racetracking English
- racewalk English
- racewalker English
- racewalking English
- raceway English
- racewear English
- racial English
- racialisation English
- racialise English
- racialism English
- racialist English
- racialistic English
- racialization English
- racialize English
- racially English
- raciation English
- racily English
- raciness English
- raciological English
- raciologist English
- raciology English
- racy English
- rat English
- rat race English
- runner English
- socioracial English
- stage English
- stage race English
- subrace English
- subracial English
- superrace English
- tail English
- tailrace English
- torace English
- track English
- transrace English
- transracial English
- triracial English
- ultrarace English
- unraceable English
- ur-race English
- walk English
- walker English
- walking English
- way English
- rorarii Latin
- Rassenkunde German
- afvalrace Dutch, Flemish
- alras Dutch, Flemish
- hondenras Dutch, Flemish
- landras Dutch, Flemish
- paardenras Dutch, Flemish
- race Dutch, Flemish
- racefiets Dutch, Flemish
- racer Dutch, Flemish
- racisme Dutch, Flemish
- racist Dutch, Flemish
- ras Dutch, Flemish
- rasecht Dutch, Flemish
- rashond Dutch, Flemish
- rassenhaat Dutch, Flemish
- rassenleer Dutch, Flemish
- rassenrelatie Dutch, Flemish
- rassenscheiding Dutch, Flemish
- rassensegregatie Dutch, Flemish
- raszuiver Dutch, Flemish
- straatrace Dutch, Flemish
- vuilnisbakkenras Dutch, Flemish
- zeepkistenrace Dutch, Flemish
- race French
- racial Spanish, Castilian
- *h₁rṓs Proto-Indo-European
- *reh₁s- Proto-Indo-European
- *rēsō Proto-Germanic
- ras Swedish
- rasism Swedish
- rasist Swedish
- rasmassa Swedish
- レーサー Japanese
- レーストラック Japanese
- hilderæs Old English
- rǣs Old English
- gainras Middle English
- race Middle English
- toracen Middle English
- rás Irish
- rás Old Norse
- racer Danish
- rás Icelandic
- ras Welsh
- rás Faroese
- raz Norman
- resi Swahili
- way
- rat
- car
- racy
- bike
- walk
- foot
- book
- tail
- ball
- head
- path
- play
- land
- bend
- goer
- card
- horse
- racer
- track
- stage
- blind
- about
- fleet
- match
- going
- making
- racest
- enrace
- course
- torace
- walker
- fellow
- racily
- runner
- racial
- raceth
- midrace
- walking
- bending
- nonrace
- ur-race
- prerace
- subrace
- aracial
- outrace
- raceway
- racecar
- ballrace
- racepath
- biracial
- racewear
- racecard
- minirace
- raceless
- racially
- racewalk
- racelike
- postrace
- overrace
- landrace
- raciness
- raceable
- footrace
- racegoer
- gainrace
- tailrace
- racebook
- raceplay
- headrace
- racebend
- racebike
- rat race
- raciation
- subracial
- transrace
- race-goer
- racerback
- racetrack
- nonracial
- triracial
- racialize
- footracer
- ultrarace
- racehorse
- racegoing
- raciology
- racialise
- racialism
- raceabout
- racecraft
- ethnorace
- racerlike
- interrace
- racialist
- superrace
- multirace
- polyracial
- racerunner
- match race
- race-blind
- antiracial
- racewalker
- racecourse
- fleet race
- proto-race
- monoracial
- stage race
- postracial
- omniracial
- unraceable
- racemaking
- racebending
- intraracial
- socioracial
- race-fellow
- racetracker
- interracial
- anti-racial
- racialistic
- raciologist
- racewalking
- ethnoracial
- multiracial
- transracial
- racetracking
- raciological
- racelessness
- proto-racial
- race-bending
- racialization
- racialisation
- race-blindness