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FOOTRACE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A race run on foot

Example:

she broke the record for the half-mile run

Synonyms:

foot race; footrace; run

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("footrace" is a kind of...):

race (a contest of speed)

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

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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