What is the meaning of race?

noun

• Any competition.
  • usage: "the race for the presidency"
• A contest of speed.
  • usage: "the race is to the swift"
• People who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock.
  • usage: "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"
• Biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species.
  • synonyms: subspecies
• The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.
  • synonyms: slipstream, airstream, backwash, wash
• A canal for a current of water.
  • synonyms: raceway

verb

• Move fast.
  • usage: "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
  • synonyms: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it
• Compete in a race.
  • usage: "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
  • synonyms: run
• To work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others.
  • usage: "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
• Cause to move fast or to rush or race.
  • usage: "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
  • synonyms: rush