Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Racing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Race \Race\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Raced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Racing}.]
1. To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals
raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port.
2. (Steam Mach.) To run too fast at times, as a marine engine
or screw, when the screw is lifted out of water by the
action of a heavy sea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Racing \Ra"cing\,
a. & n. from {Race}, v. t. & i.
{Racing crab} (Zo["o]l.), an ocypodian.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
racing
n : the sport of engaging in contests of speed
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