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sport
a) [intransitive and transitive]DS to compete against someone or something in a race
b) [transitive]DS to use an animal or a vehicle to compete in a race : 
He will be racing a Ferrari in this year's Formula One championships.
He will be racing a Ferrari in this year's Formula One championships.2 to move very quickly or take someone or something to a place very quickly : He raced into the village on his bike. I had to race home for my bag.
move quickly
[intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition]He raced into the village on his bike.I had to race home for my bag.3 to try to do something very quickly because you want to be the first to do it, or because there is very little time available
do something quickly
[intransitive] race to do something Investors are racing to buy shares in the new hi-tech companies.
Investors are racing to buy shares in the new hi-tech companies.4 if your heart or mind races, it works harder and faster than usual, for example because you are afraid or excited : My heart was racing and my knees shook uncontrollably. My mind was racing, trying to think where I had seen him before.
heart/mind
[intransitive]MIMy heart was racing and my knees shook uncontrollably.My mind was racing, trying to think where I had seen him before.5 if an engine races, it runs too fast
