Meaning

A race run on foot..

Definitions by Sense

1. A race run on foot.
2. (intransitive) To race on foot.
3. (transitive) To race (someone or something) on foot.

Example Sentences

[T]he Moslems footraced around the Kaba three times at top speed, to demonstrate to the observant Koreish that they were in excellent physical condition; […]

As we footraced back to the fort, I saw the lieutenant standing on top the walls watching this string of grown-up children flying along the path pursued by their barking and excited dogs.

During Friday’s television spectacular C'onrad, Kerwin and Weitz footraced around the walls of their silo-like cabin in what they called the “Skylab 500,” effortlessly performing flips and handsprings.

I could almost feel the clear spool when the game turned, headed along the beach, and I footraced him for line, and won.

Next Representative McCarthy promises to footrace a Manhattan bus to prove that transportation is snarled.

And they footraced the orienteering champion of Sweden in a sampling of a new sport.

Word Forms

• footraces
• footracing
• footraced

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When Should You Use Foot race?

Use foot race when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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