Phrase guide

horse race

noun · 3 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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  • hô(r)sʹrās
  • /ˈhɔː(ɹ)sɹeɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An exciting and arduous competition (as in a political campaign).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: race

Narrower terms: claiming race, selling race, harness race, harness racing, stake race, steeplechase, thoroughbred race

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: sürək — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Bashkir: бәйге (bəyge) — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 跑馬 /跑马 (pǎomǎ) — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賽馬 /赛马 (sàimǎ) — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Danish: hestevæddeløb — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Dutch: harddraverij — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Finnish: ratsastuskilpailu — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • French: course de chevaux — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Galician: carreira de cabalos — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Georgian: დოღი (doɣi) — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • German: Pferderennen — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Greek: ιπποδρομία (ippodromía) — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Hungarian: lóverseny — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Japanese: 競馬 (keiba) — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Korean: 경마 (gyeongma) — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Kyrgyz: байге (bayge) — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hesteløp — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hesteløp — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hestelaup — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Plautdietsch: Pieetsreess — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Polish: wyścigi konne — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Russian: ска́чки (skáčki) — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Swedish: kapplöpning — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Turkish: at yarışı — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Uzbek: poyga — a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
  • Finnish: kilpajuoksu — an exciting and arduous competition (as in a political campaign)
  • Polish: wyścigi — an exciting and arduous competition (as in a political campaign)
  • Russian: го́нка (gónka) — an exciting and arduous competition (as in a political campaign)