race vs dash

race and dash both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
race	Yes	No	Yes	No
dash	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dash is a hyponym of race; that is, dash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than race:

Other hyponyms of race include barge, push forward, thrust ahead, buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear, dart, flash, scoot, scud, shoot.

race (noun)	dash (noun)
a canal for a current of water	a quick run
a contest of speed	the act of moving with great haste
any competition	distinctive and stylish elegance
people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock	the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species	a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller	a footrace run at top speed

race (verb)	dash (verb)
compete in a race	break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
move hurridly	add an enlivening or altering element to
cause to move fast or to rush or race	hurl or thrust violently
to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others	cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
	run or move very quickly or hastily
	destroy or break