footrace
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈfutˌreɪs/
:
carrera a pie
- He trained every morning to prepare for the upcoming footrace in the city park.
- won a footrace
- run a footrace
Examples
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As usual, Xucate outran all the other girls in the footrace, her hair flying behind her in the wind.
Fiction book (1995) -
I only wish I could go with you on the Trans-America Footrace, but maybe next year I will.
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This particular time, some of the boys were having a footrace competition.
Fiction book (1994) -
- You beat me in a footrace?
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This guy is so fast, he can beat time itself in a footrace.
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Last autumn, after winning his footrace against the other young men, Coyomo looked Ipa's way and smiled.
Fiction book (1995) -
She thought of the girl once so carefree, once so strong, who won every footrace, who ground corn faster and laughed louder than any other girl in the village.
Fiction book (1995) -
Every autumn, during the time of games and celebrations, there was not a girl in all the village who could defeat Xucate in a footrace or feats of endurance.
Fiction book (1995) -
In the weekend footrace, she finished first among all the competitors.
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The community organized a footrace to raise funds for charity.
Synonyms
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1.0
A contest to see who is fastest or finishes first
385
1.0
A race on foot to see who is fastest
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1.8
An event where people run to see who is fastest
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2.6
A race run on a marked running track, like 100 meters
How Long
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Morphology
Etymology
The word footrace comes from the two parts foot and race. Foot is the body part and race means a fast run or competition, so a footrace is a contest where people 'run on foot'.