racing

Từ điển Collocation

racing noun

1 sport of racing horses

ADJ. horse | flat, jump

RACING + NOUN results | tip | expert, tipster Her racing tipster got the Derby winner right. | manager, owner, trainer | career | stable | trophy | calendar, programme, season He organizes his life according to the racing calendar. | business, game, industry He has ridden horses all his life, but he was a late starter in the racing game. | circles, scene He's known in racing circles as a fierce competitor. She's a familiar face on the racing scene. | correspondent the racing correspondent of ‘The Times’

2 sport of taking part in races

ADJ. competitive, top-level Today's cross-country event marks his return to top-level racing. | bike, dog, motor, yacht, etc. | Grand Prix | road, track

RACING + NOUN champion | legend, star racing legend Ayrton Senna | cyclist, driver | team | programme, season | scene | career, days | debut He made his racing debut for Benetton three years ago. | car | circuit The bikes sped by on the racing circuit. | enthusiast, fan

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the sport of engaging in contests of speed

    n.

  • any competition

    the race for the presidency

  • people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

    some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings

  • a contest of speed

    the race is to the swift

  • the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller; slipstream, airstream, backwash, wash
  • (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species; subspecies
  • a canal for a current of water; raceway

    v.

  • step on it; rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along

    He rushed down the hall to receive his guests

    The cars raced down the street

  • compete in a race; run

    he is running the Marathon this year

    let's race and see who gets there first

  • to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

    We are racing to find a cure for AIDS

  • cause to move fast or to rush or race; rush

    The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

races|raced|racing
syn.: accelerate bolt bound breed chase clan culture dash folk hasten hurry lineage nation people run rush scamper scoot scurry speed sprint tribe