race vs contend
contend vs racerace is a noun but contend is not a noun.
race and contend both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| race | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| contend | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
contend is a hypernym of
race; that is, contend is a
word with a broader meaning than race:
- race: compete in a race
- contend: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
| race (noun) | contend (noun) |
|---|---|
| a canal for a current of water | |
| a contest of speed | |
| any competition | |
| people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock | |
| (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species | |
| the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller |
| race (verb) | contend (verb) |
|---|---|
| compete in a race | to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |
| move hurridly | have an argument about something |
| cause to move fast or to rush or race | maintain or assert |
| to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others |
| be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | |
| succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available |
Words related to "race"
- Amerindian race
- Black race
- Caucasian race
- Caucasoid race
- Herrenvolk
- Mongolian race
- Mongoloid race
- Negro race
- Negroid race
- White people
- White race
- Yellow race
- act
- airstream
- arms race
- auto race
- automobile race
- backwash
- barge
- belt along
- bicycle race
- bike race
- biological science
- biology
- boat race
- boat-race
- buck
- bucket along
- burnup
- bustle
- bustle about
- campaign
- canal
- cannonball along
- car race
- charge
- chariot race
- compete
- competition
- contend
- contest
- cross country
- dart
- dash
- displace
- dog racing
- flash
- flow
- foot race
- footrace
- freestyle
- go
- group
- grouping
- hasten
- heat
- hie
- horse race
- horse-race
- hotfoot
- hustle
- locomote
- master race
- move
- pelt along
- people of color
- people of colour
- place
- political campaign
- potato race
- push forward
- racer
- raceway
- racial
- racing
- racy
- relay
- relay race
- repechage
- run
- rush
- rush along
- sack race
- scoot
- scratch race
- scud
- shoot
- shoot down
- show
- ski race
- skiing race
- slipstream
- speed
- speed skate
- stampede
- step on it
- subspecies
- taxon
- taxonomic category
- taxonomic group
- tear
- thrust ahead
- travel
- vie
- wash
Words related to "contend"
- act
- altercate
- argue
- argufy
- assail
- attack
- bandy
- battle
- bear down
- bicker
- box
- brabble
- catch
- catch up with
- challenge
- chicken-fight
- chickenfight
- claim
- combat
- compete
- contend
- contender
- contention
- contest
- converse
- cope
- cut
- deal
- debate
- defend
- differ
- disagree
- discourse
- dispute
- dissent
- duel
- emulate
- encounter
- engage
- equal
- extemporize
- fence
- fend
- feud
- fight
- fight back
- fight down
- fistfight
- gainsay
- get back
- get by
- go for
- grapple
- hack
- improvise
- join battle
- joust
- keep up
- lead
- lose
- make do
- make out
- manage
- match
- meet
- move
- niggle
- oppose
- overtake
- pettifog
- play
- postulate
- quarrel
- quibble
- race
- rack up
- repugn
- rival
- rub along
- run
- run off
- score
- scrap
- scrape along
- scrape by
- scratch along
- scuffle
- settle
- skirmish
- spar
- squabble
- squeak by
- squeeze by
- stickle
- struggle
- take issue
- take on
- tally
- top
- touch
- tourney
- try for
- tug
- tussle
- vie
- wage
- war
- win
- wrestle
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