racing
noun
[ ˈreɪsɪŋ ]
• short for horse racing.
racing
adjective
• moving swiftly.
• "he controlled his racing thoughts"
• (of a person) following horse racing.
• "Kevin was not a racing man"
race
verb
• compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective.
• "the vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced"
Similar:
compete,
take part in a race,
run,
contend,
compete against,
have a race with,
run against,
be pitted against,
try to beat,
• move or progress swiftly or at full speed.
• "I raced into the house"
Similar:
hurry,
dash,
run,
rush,
sprint,
bolt,
dart,
gallop,
career,
charge,
shoot,
hurtle,
hare,
bound,
fly,
speed,
zoom,
go hell for leather,
pound,
streak,
scurry,
scuttle,
scamper,
scramble,
make haste,
hasten,
lose no time,
spank along,
really move,
tear,
belt,
pelt,
scoot,
zap,
zip,
whip,
step on it,
get a move on,
hotfoot it,
steam,
put on some speed,
go like a bat out of hell,
burn rubber,
bomb,
bucket,
put one's foot down,
leg it,
wheech,
boogie,
hightail it,
clip,
barrel,
get the lead out,
cut along,
fleet,
post,
hie,
haste,
drag/tear/haul ass,
Origin:
late Old English, from Old Norse rás ‘current’. It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement’, which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed’ (early 16th century) and ‘channel, path’ (i.e. the space traversed). The verb dates from the late 15th century.
