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
- (intransitive) To race on foot.
- (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
- footraces
- footracing
- footraced
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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