1. The sport of engaging in contests of speed
   "Horse racing is popular in many countries"

1. Move or travel very quickly
   "The cars raced down the street";
   - rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie [archaic], speed, pelt along [informal], rush along, bucket along [informal], belt along [informal], step on it [informal], travel rapidly, hurry, zip [informal], zoom, zoom along [informal], whizz [informal], whizz along [informal], bucket [informal], belt [informal], barrel [informal], rocket [informal], wing [informal], pelt [informal]
    
2. Compete in a race
   "let's race and see who gets there first";
   - run
    
3. To work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
   "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
    
4. Cause to move fast or to rush or race
   "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze";
   - rush

Derived forms: racings

Type of: act, athletics, compete, contend, displace, go, locomote, move, sport, travel, vie

Encyclopedia: Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law