Topic: OTHER SPORTS
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Sense: 1, 3-6
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old Norse |
| Origin: | ras 'going quickly, running' |
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Old Italian razza |
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race1 S2 W2
1 a competition in which people or animals compete to run, drive etc fastest and finish first
sport
[countable]DSO2
people
a) [uncountable and countable] one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to the colour of their skin and other physical features [↪ ethnic group]: 
The law forbids discrimination on the grounds of race or religion.
The law forbids discrimination on the grounds of race or religion.b) [singular] informal a group of people who are similar in some way
race of The 1960s produced a new race of young novelists. Are schools breeding (=producing) a race of children incapable of making decisions for themselves?
The 1960s produced a new race of young novelists.Are schools breeding (=producing) a race of children incapable of making decisions for themselves?3 a situation in which one group of people tries to obtain or achieve something before another group does
get/do something first
[singular]4 a situation in which you have to do something very quickly because you have very little time available
do something quickly
[singular] race against time/against the clock The pilot then began a desperate race against time to land the plane before it ran out of fuel.
The pilot then began a desperate race against time to land the plane before it ran out of fuel.5 a situation in which people are competing with each other to win a prize or obtain a position of power
