noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɹeɪsɪŋ/
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rhymes with -eɪsɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The sport of competing in races.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of race
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sport, athletics
Narrower terms: auto racing, car racing, boat racing, camel racing, greyhound racing, horse racing
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, race + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
надбягване
(nadbjagvane)
— the sport of competing in races
Chinese Mandarin:
競賽 /竞赛
(jìngsài)
— the sport of competing in races
Chinese Mandarin:
競速 /竞速
(jìngsù)
— the sport of competing in races
Chinese Mandarin:
競走 /竞走
(jìngzǒu)
— the sport of competing in races
French:
course
— the sport of competing in races
Georgian:
რბოლა
(rbola)
— the sport of competing in races
German:
Rennen
— the sport of competing in races
Indonesian:
balap
— the sport of competing in races
Irish:
rásaíocht
— the sport of competing in races
Japanese:
競走
(kyōsō)
— the sport of competing in races
Polish:
wyścigi
— the sport of competing in races
Romanian:
cursă
— the sport of competing in races
Russian:
го́нки
(gónki)
— the sport of competing in races