race

1. race (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):: A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.

Example: The Canadian race is one of the most vigorous on the globe.

2. race (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):: A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.

Example: Race was a significant issue during apartheid in South Africa.

3. race (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):: A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.

Example: The advent of the Internet has brought about a new race of entrepreneur.

4. race (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.

Example: To be raced as black in the U.S. translates symbolically into being considered inferior to whites, lazy, immoral, boisterous, violent, and sexually promiscuous.

5. race (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To pass down certain phenotypic traits to offspring.

Example: D'Hervieux obſerves that it is uſual to put the female canary bird to the male goldfinch, linnet, or the like, to breed; but for his part, he ſhould chuſe to put the male canary-bird to the female goldfinch, linnet, &c. becauſe the male uſually races more than the female, i. e. the young ones take more after the male than after the female.