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Antonyms for raced

Grammar : Verb
Spell : reys
Phonetic Transcription : reɪs

Definition of raced

Origin :
  • "act of running," c.1300, from Old Norse ras "running, rush (of water)," cognate with Old English ræs "a running, a rush, a leap, jump; a storming, an attack;" or else a survival of the Old English word with spelling influenced by the Old Norse one. The Norse and Old English words are from Proto-Germanic *res- (cf. Middle Dutch rasen "to rave, rage," German rasen, Old English raesettan "to rage" (of fire)), from a variant form of PIE *ers- "be in motion" (see err). Originally a northern word, it became general in English c.1550. Meaning "act of running" is from early 14c. Meaning "contest of speed" first recorded 1510s.
  • verb run, speed in competition
Example sentences :
  • Then he raced around the corner of the restaurant and made for the grove.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He believed in it, but not being rich, raced as a profession, honestly and squarely.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Lauzanne was in an inquisitive mood, as the other two raced on in front.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • She took one look, caught up the suitcase and raced down the stairs.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • She shivered as they raced along under the bare branches of the locusts.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • His thoughts, like hounds on a trail, raced off after this new scent.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • I've had quite a rush to get here, though I see Morgan has raced me.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • I had fever, I know, a fever that raced through my veins like a wild beast.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
  • Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • With such frantic cries he raced about in the darkness like a hunted wolf.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for raced

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