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PRONUNCIATION OF FOOTRACE

footrace  [ˈfʊtˌreɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOTRACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Footrace is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOOTRACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

footrace

Running

Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground. This is in contrast to walking, where one foot is always in contact with the ground, the legs are kept mostly straight and the center of gravity vaults over the stance leg or legs in an inverted pendulum fashion. A characteristic feature of a running body from the viewpoint of spring-mass mechanics is that changes in kinetic and potential energy within a stride occur simultaneously, with energy storage accomplished by springy tendons and passive muscle elasticity. The term running can refer to any of a variety of speeds ranging from jogging to sprinting. The ancestors of mankind developed the ability to run for long distances about four and a half million years ago, probably in order to hunt animals. Competitive running grew out of religious festivals in various areas. Records of competitive racing date back to the Tailteann Games in Ireland in 1829 BCE, while the first recorded Olympic Games took place in 776 BCE.

Definition of footrace in the English dictionary

The definition of footrace in the dictionary is a race by foot.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOOTRACE


barrace
ˈbɑːˌreɪs
cholinesterase
ˌkəʊlɪˈnɛstəˌreɪs
diaphorase
daɪˈæfəˌreɪs
embrace
ɪmˈbreɪs
esterase
ˈɛstəˌreɪs
fumarase
ˈfjuːməˌreɪs
grace
ɡreɪs
headrace
ˈhɛdˌreɪs
landrace
ˈlændˌreɪs
millrace
ˈmɪlˌreɪs
milreis
ˈmɪlˌreɪs
pectinesterase
ˌpɛktɪˈnɛstəˌreɪs
race
reɪs
res
reɪs
saccharase
ˈsækəˌreɪs
subrace
ˈsʌbˌreɪs
superrace
ˈsuːpərˌreɪs
tailrace
ˈteɪlˌreɪs
trace
treɪs
transferase
ˈtrænsfəˌreɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOTRACE

footpage
footpath
footplate
footplate worker
footplateman
footplatemen
footplatewoman
footpost
footprint
footpump
footrest
footrope
foots
footsie
footslog
footslogged
footslogger
footslogging
footsore
footsoreness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOTRACE

disgrace
drag race
Horace
horse race
human race
leaf trace
memory trace
mistrace
not in the race
one-horse race
outrace
postrace
re-trace
retrace
road race
terrace
the human race
untrace
with good grace
year of grace

Synonyms and antonyms of footrace in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «footrace» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOOTRACE

Find out the translation of footrace to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of footrace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «footrace» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赛跑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

footrace
570 millions of speakers

English

footrace
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दौड़ का मुक़ाबला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

footrace
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беге
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corrida a pé
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৌড়প্রতিযোগিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

course à pied
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jejak kaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wettlauf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

徒競走
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도보 경주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Footrace
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc chạy đua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓட்டப் பந்தயத்துக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुट्रेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

footrace
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

footrace
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бігу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

footrace
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγώνα δρόμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wedlopen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

footrace
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

footrace
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of footrace

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTRACE»

The term «footrace» is regularly used and occupies the 78.956 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTRACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «footrace» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «footrace» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about footrace

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOTRACE»

Discover the use of footrace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to footrace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bunion Derby: The 1928 Footrace Across America
The story of Charley Pyle's 3,400-mile cross country race and extravaganza and the men who endured 84 days of mountains, deserts, mud, and sandstorms to compete for a $25,000 grand prize.
Charles B. Kastner, 2007
2
Mount Marathon: Alaska's Great Footrace
Updated and expanded, this new edition of Mount Marathon has the latest race details of the winners, their records, and profiles of the newest champion runners.
Millie Spezialy, 2013
3
Marching to Appomattox: The Footrace That Ended the Civil War
Tells the tale of the seven day campaign that culminated in the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox and the end of the Civil War.
‎2009
4
Presidential Speechwriting: From the New Deal to the Reagan ...
During much of the second half of this century the dominating metaphor depicting American society was that life was like running in a perpetual footrace. Recall its most powerful expression in President Lyndon Johnson's 1965 commencement ...
Kurt Ritter, Martin J. Medhurst, 2004
5
Narratives from the Crib
One such case is the footrace. It occurs twice — first as an anticipated event, later as past event. Emily is about four months older here than in the previous examples. Both these monologues are good examples of the developed, cognitively ...
Katherine Nelson, 2006
6
A Voice of Thunder: A Black Soldier's Civil War
Emilio, A Brave Black Regiment, 1 47-49; David James Coles, "'A Fight, a Licking, and a Footrace': The 1864 Florida Campaign and the Battle of Olus- tee," M.A. thesis, Florida State University, 1985, 35-43; Julien Yonge, "The Occupation of ...
George Stephens, Donald Yacovone, 1998
7
The 1929 Bunion Derby: Johnny Salo and the Great Footrace ...
Johnny Salo and the Great Footrace Across America Charles B. Kastner. Gordon, Burgess, and John C. Baker. “Observations on the Apparent Adaptability of the Body to Infections, Unusual Hardships, Changing Environment and Prolonged ...
Charles B. Kastner, 2014
8
Eros and Greek Athletics
I is Like his legendary namesake. the happy victor over Atalanta in the footrace. this Hippomenes also heralded the end of the fatal footrace. It would be quite unusual. a freak accident. for an athlete to die from falling down in a race. and the  ...
Riverside Thomas F. Scanlon Professor of Classics University of California, 2002
9
A DICTIONARY OF GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES
The footrace (rfpo^of), □vhicli was the only contest during the first 13 olympiads. 2. The Aiavkos, or footrace, in which the stadium was traversed twice, first introduced n 01. 14. 3. The doA(;foc, a still longer footrace han the diavAof, introduced ...
10
Anything For A T-shirt: Fred Lebow And The New York City ...
Fred Lebow And The New York City Marathon, The World's Greatest Footrace Ron Rubin. Copyright © 2004 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2004 04 05 06 07 08 09 654321 ...
Ron Rubin, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOTRACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term footrace is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mount Washington Road Race: uphill battle ends with well-earned …
For those running the Mount Washington Road Race, an annual footrace to the top of the highest peak in the northeastern United States, the ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
2
Records broken during Firecracker 5K | Park Rapids Enterprise
A record 780 runners and walkers took off from the starting line at Heartland Park for the 37th annual Firecracker 5K Footrace. New records ... «Park Rapids Enterprise, Jul 15»
3
Games of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games - The Avery …
“The Bear” is a five-mile footrace that begins in Linville and climbs to the summit of Grandfather. As the race's reputation has grown, GMHG is ... «Avery Journal Times, Jul 15»
4
Whitney: Swimming challenge turns into test of survival - Argus Leader
... Washington High sprinter and current Nebraska football star Nate Gerry, who succumbed to my raw speed in a 100-meter footrace at Howard ... «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jul 15»
5
Happy Hour: The Daytona crash and Kentucky | From The Marbles …
A footrace between all 43 NASCAR drivers would be better than that (make it happen, NASCAR). Our reasoning? Restrictor plate racing is ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
6
RG3 is bothered by people saying he has too many catchphrases …
... trying to list all the ones he's come up with during his time in D.C. would be harder than beating DeSean Jackson in a footrace. And while ... «Comcast SportsNet Washington, Jul 15»
7
Washington Post editorial: Obama and U.S. are ill-equipped to …
... that the Assad regime could soon collapse, touching off “a footrace” of al-Qaida and Islamic State forces “converging on Damascus.”. «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
8
Morris County Ranch Rodeo winner for Chase county teams
Tie was broken by a footrace of team members, with Lonesome Pine the winner, to collect the second place team check. Broken H and H Cross ... «Emporia Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Randy Moss allegedly beat Antonio Brown in a footrace
Randy Moss apparently still has the blazing speed that helped him be one of the best receivers the NFL has even seen. «Philadelphia Sun Times, Jul 15»
10
Eagle River junior runners race to top at Mount Marathon event
The acclaim of Alaska's oldest footrace had gained the attention of some of the world's best endurance athletes, with Kilian Jornet, of Spain, ... «Alaskastar, Jul 15»

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