Main Entry: ²race

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): raced; rac·ing

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb 1 : to compete in a race
2 : to go, move, or function at top speed or out of control <people racing for safety> <struggled to sleep as his mind raced>
3 : to revolve too fast under a diminished loadtransitive verb 1 : to engage in a race with
2 a : to enter in a race b : to drive or ride at high speed c : to transport or propel at maximum speed
3 : to speed (as an engine) without a working load or with the transmission disengaged