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footrace

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A race run on foot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To race on foot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To race (someone or something) on foot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a race run on foot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she broke the record for the half-mile run

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: foot race, run

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: race

Narrower terms: funrun, fun run, marathon, obstacle race, steeplechase, track event

History

Etymology

From foot + race.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: carrera a peu — race run on foot
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賽跑 /赛跑 (sàipǎo) — race run on foot
  • Dutch: hardloopwedstrijd — race run on foot
  • Finnish: juoksukilpailu — race run on foot
  • Finnish: kävelykilpailu — race run on foot
  • French: course à pied — race run on foot
  • German: Wettlauf — race run on foot
  • Hungarian: futóverseny — race run on foot
  • Hungarian: síkfutás — race run on foot
  • Italian: corsa a piedi — race run on foot
  • Japanese: 徒競走 (tokyōsō) — race run on foot
  • Polish: bieg — race run on foot
  • Spanish: carrera — race run on foot
  • Swedish: löpartävling — race run on foot
  • Swedish: löptävling — race run on foot