race

/reɪs/ verb

Definition

COMPETE [I, T] › to compete in a race: I'll race you to the end of the road. I used to race against him at school.

race along/down/over, etc › to move somewhere very quickly: I raced over to see what was the matter.

race sb to/back, etc › to take someone somewhere very quickly: Ambulances raced the injured to a nearby hospital.

HORSE/DOG [T] › to put a horse, dog, etc in a race

(Definition of race verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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