ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Footrace

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Footrace is a noun meaning A race run on foot.

Meaning

A race run on foot.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

And they footraced the orienteering champion of Sweden in a sampling of a new sport.
Next Representative McCarthy promises to footrace a Manhattan bus to prove that transportation is snarled.
I could almost feel the clear spool when the game turned, headed along the beach, and I footraced him for line, and won.
[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; […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for footrace

Depending on context, synonyms include run.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include run, foot-pace, footing, fellrunning, footrule, footmark.

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