| racing | the sport of engaging in contests of speed |
auto racing
car racing | the sport of racing automobiles |
| boat racing | the sport of racing boats |
| hydroplane racing | racing in high-speed motor boats |
| camel racing | the sport of racing camels |
| greyhound racing | the sport of racing greyhounds |
| horse racing | the sport of racing horses |
| thoroughbred racing | the sport of racing thoroughbred horses |
| rat race | an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation |
| race riot | a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community |
genocide
race murder
racial extermination | systematic killing of a racial or cultural group |
racerunner
race runner
six-lined racerunner
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus | very swift lizard of eastern and central United States |
racehorse
race horse
bangtail | a horse bred for racing |
world
human race
humanity
humankind
human beings
humans
mankind
man | all of the living human inhabitants of the earth, all the world loves a lover, she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women |
racer
race car
racing car | a fast car that competes in races |
raceway
race | a canal for a current of water |
| racing boat | a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing |
racing circuit
circuit | a racetrack for automobile races |
| racing gig | a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen |
racing skiff
single shell | a shell for a single oarsman |
| shell racing shell | a very light narrow racing boat |
speed skate
racing skate | an ice skate with a long blade, worn for racing |
yacht
racing yacht | an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing |
| racing start | the start of a race |
| race | a contest of speed, the race is to the swift |
automobile race
auto race
car race | a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles |
| bicycle race | a race between people riding bicycles |
| boat race | a race between people rowing or driving boats |
| chariot race | a race between ancient chariots |
| dog racing | a race between dogs, usually an occasion for betting on the outcome |
sailingace
yacht race | a race between crews of people in yachts |
footrace
foot race
run | a race run on foot, she broke the record for the half-mile run |
Iditarod
Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race | an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail |
| horse race | a contest of speed between horses, usually held for the purpose of betting |
| claiming race | a horse race in which each owner declares before the race at what price his horse will be offered for sale after the race |
| selling race | a horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auction |
harness race
harness racing | a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing |
| stake race | a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race |
| obstacle race | a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles |
| thoroughbred race | a race between thoroughbred horses |
| potato race | a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time |
| sack race | a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack |
| scratch race | a race in which all contestants start from scratch (on equal terms) |
ski race
skiing race | a race between people wearing skis |
relay
relay race | a race between teams, each member runs or swims part of the distance |
| torch race | (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next |
| race meeting | a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track, the Epsom race meeting was an important social event |
hurdles
hurdling
hurdle race | a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles |
| race | any competition, the race for the presidency |
| arms race | a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments |