race with (someone or something)

race with (someone or something)

1. To compete against someone in a trial of speed or time. You wanna race with me? I bet that I'll win!

2. Of one's heart, to beat very rapidly because of some intense emotion. My heart was racing with fear.

See also: race

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race with someone or something

to enter a speed contest with someone or something. I refuse to race with Carla. She is much too fast for me. I can't race with a horse!

See also: race

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