ALL meanings of racing
race
R r - noun racing sport: car, cycle or horse racing 1
- adjective racing car: for racing 1
- adjective racing driver: of a racing car 1
- noun racing a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing. 1
- noun racing races, a series of races, usually of horses or dogs, run at a set time over a regular course: They spent a day at the races. 1
- noun racing any contest or competition, especially to achieve superiority: the arms race; the presidential race. 1
- noun racing urgent need, responsibility, effort, etc., as when time is short or a solution is imperative: the race to find an effective vaccine. 1
- noun racing onward movement; an onward or regular course. 1
- noun racing the course of time. 1
- noun racing the course of life or a part of life. 1
- noun racing Geology. a strong or rapid current of water, as in the sea or a river. the channel or bed of such a current or of any stream. 1
- noun racing an artificial channel leading water to or from a place where its energy is utilized. 1
- noun racing the current of water in such a channel. 1
- noun racing Also called raceway. Machinery. a channel, groove, or the like, for sliding or rolling a part or parts, as the balls of a ball bearing. 1
- noun racing Textiles. the float between adjacent rows of pile. race plate. 1
- verb without object racing to engage in a contest of speed; run a race. 1
- verb without object racing to run horses or dogs in races; engage in or practice horse racing or dog racing. 1
- verb without object racing to run, move, or go swiftly. 1
- noun racing Any sport that involves competing in races. 1
- verb without object racing (of an engine, wheel, etc.) to run with undue or uncontrolled speed when the load is diminished without corresponding diminution of fuel, force, etc. 1
- verb with object racing to run a race against; try to beat in a contest of speed: I'll race you to the water. 1
- verb with object racing to enter (a horse, car, track team, or the like) in a race or races. 1
- verb with object racing to cause to run, move, or go at high speed: to race a motor. 1
- uncountable noun racing Racing refers to races between animals, especially horses, or between vehicles. 0
- adjective racing denoting or associated with horse races 0
- noun racing the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speed 0