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FOOT RACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does foot race mean? 

FOOT RACE (noun)
  The noun FOOT RACE has 1 sense:

1. a race run on footplay

  Familiarity information: FOOT RACE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FOOT RACE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A race run on foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

foot race; footrace; run

Context example:

she broke the record for the half-mile run

Hypernyms ("foot race" is a kind of...):

race (a contest of speed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foot race"):

fun run; funrun (a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity))

marathon (a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards)

obstacle race (a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles)

steeplechase (a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump)

track event (a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor))


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