foot race
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1.8
- noun
- /fʊt reɪs/
:
carrera a pie
- There's a 5K foot race in Washington Park at 4:30 p.m.
- run a foot race
- mile foot race
- won the foot race
Because when kudos had that chance early, that was a foot race with Antonio and the defender which created that chance.
- Because when kudos had that chance early, that was a foot race with Antonio and the defender which created that chance.
Examples
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That's why he was doing a four-round exhibition match at Columbia Gardens at the same time there was wrestling and foot races going on.
Fiction book (1990) -
Shall we have a foot race?
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While we were at the drop zone Carl said, "Let's have a foot race."
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I bet Dudley could beat him in a foot race.
Blog text (13) -
But once he finally got cleared and could go back to school, he challenged every boy in his class one at a time until he could beat them in a foot race.
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In fact, McCain did beat Grover Cleveland in a foot race by 6 seconds back in high school.
Blog text (13) -
It is not hard to imagine a much younger person, regardless of gender, beating or nearly beating Mitt in a foot race.
Blog text (29) -
I was officiating at a foot race for medical students in Pimlico.
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I enjoy that brisk cardio blast of a foot race; there's nothing like it.
Synonyms
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1.0
A contest to see who is fastest or finishes first
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1.0
A race on foot to see who is fastest
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2.7
A race where people run a set distance
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2.6
A race run on a marked running track, like 100 meters
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a race in which competitors run on foot' is directly and compositionally derived from 'foot' (on the feet / on foot) + 'race' (a contest to see who finishes first). This noun–noun compound follows a regular, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Foot race comes from the simple image of people racing while on their feet, not on horses or in cars, so it means 'a race on foot' today.