n. 25B6; noun
Dave won the race : CONTEST, competition, event, fixture, heat, trial(s).
the race for naval domination : COMPETITION, rivalry, contention; quest.
the mill race : CHANNEL, waterway, conduit, sluice, spillway.
25B6; verb
he will race in the final : COMPETE, contend; run.
Claire raced after him : HURRY, dash, rush, run, sprint, bolt, dart, gallop, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, hare, fly, speed, scurry; informal tear, belt, pelt, scoot, hotfoot it, leg it; Brit. informal bomb; N. Amer. informal hightail it.
her heart was racing : POUND, beat rapidly, throb, pulsate, thud, thump, hammer, palpitate, flutter, pitter-patter, quiver, pump.