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race
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?s, IPA(key): /?e?s/
- Rhymes: -e?s
Etymology 1
From Middle English race, from Old Norse rás (“a running, race”), from Proto-Germanic *r?s? (“a course”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh?s- (“to flow, rush”). Akin to Old English r?s (“a race, swift or violent running, rush, onset”), Middle Low German râs (“a strong current”), Dutch ras (“a strong whirling current”). Compare Danish ræs, Norwegian and Swedish ras, Norwegian rås.
Noun
race (countable and uncountable, plural races)
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- (computing) A race condition.
- A progressive movement toward a goal.
- A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.
- A water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised.
- Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.
- The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
race (third-person singular simple present races, present participle racing, simple past and past participle raced)
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (transitive) To compete against in such a race.
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- (intransitive) Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
- 1891 (December) Arthur Conan Doyle, The Man with the Twisted Lip:
- "My mind is like a racing engine, tearing itself to pieces because it is not connected up with the work for which it was built."
- 1891 (December) Arthur Conan Doyle, The Man with the Twisted Lip:
Translations
Etymology 2
1560s, via Middle French race from Italian razza (early 14th century), of uncertain origin.
Noun
race (countable and uncountable, plural races)
- A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics:
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage (compare ethnic group). See Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race.
- 1838, Lincoln, Abraham, Young Men's Lyceum address
- We toiled not in the acquirement or establishment of them—they are a legacy bequeathed us, by a once hardy, brave, and patriotic, but now lamented and departed race of ancestors.
- 1895 November 11, Chamberlain, Joseph, Speech given to the Imperial Institute:
- I believe that the British race is the greatest of the governing races that the world has ever seen.
- 1913, Martin Van Buren Knox, The religious life of the Anglo-Saxon race
- 1838, Lincoln, Abraham, Young Men's Lyceum address
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- A large group of sentient beings distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage (compare species, subspecies).
- 1898, Herman Isidore Stern, The gods of our fathers: a study of Saxon mythology, page 15)
- There are two distinct races of gods known to Norse mythology[.]
- 1898, Herman Isidore Stern, The gods of our fathers: a study of Saxon mythology, page 15)
- A group or category distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage (compare ethnic group). See Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race.
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
- (zoology) Subspecies.
- (animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (mycology, bacteriology, informal) An infraspecific rank, a pathotype, pathovar, etc.
- (obsolete) Peculiar flavour, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavour.
- (obsolete) Characteristic quality or disposition.
Synonyms
- subspecies
- breed
- variety
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
race (third-person singular simple present races, present participle racing, simple past and past participle raced)
- To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
- 1996, Philosophical Studies in Education, page 151:
- To be raced as black in the U.S. translates symbolically into being considered inferior to whites, lazy, immoral, boisterous, violent, and sexually promiscuous.
- 2006, Athena D. Mutua, Progressive Black Masculinities?, Routledge (?ISBN), page 30:
- From this perspective, the project of progressive blackness entails the edification of black people and the elimination of all forms of domination that limit this edification for all those raced as black.
- 2008, George Yancy, Black Bodies, White Gazes: The Continuing Significance of Race, Rowman & Littlefield (?ISBN), page 46:
- By avoiding being raced as white, whites are able to maintain the illusion that they have always been individuals, that they have always accomplished their achievements through merit alone.
- 2020 March 24, Sophie Lewis, The coronavirus crisis shows it's time to abolish the family:
- [T]he private family qua mode of social reproduction still, frankly, sucks. It genders, nationalizes and races us. It norms us for productive work.
- 1996, Philosophical Studies in Education, page 151:
Etymology 3
From Middle French [Term?], from Latin radix.
Noun
race (plural races)
- A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, Act IV, Scene III, line 45.
- I must have saffron to color the warden pies; mace; dates, none -- that's out of my note; nutmegs, seven; a race or two of ginger, but that I may beg; four pounds of prunes, and as many of raisins o' th' sun.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, Act IV, Scene III, line 45.
Translations
Etymology 4
Verb
race (third-person singular simple present races, present participle racing, simple past and past participle raced)
- Obsolete form of raze.
References
- race at OneLook Dictionary Search
- race in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- race in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Diez, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der romanischen Sprachen, "Razza."
Anagrams
- -care, Acre, CERA, Care, Cera, Crea, acer, acre, care, e-car
Danish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French race, from Italian razza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [????s?]
Noun
race c (singular definite racen, plural indefinite racer)
- race (subdivision of species)
- breed
Inflection
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English race.
Alternative forms
- ræs
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [???js], [????s]
Noun
race n (singular definite racet, plural indefinite race)
- a race (a contest where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective)
- a rush
Inflection
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English race.
Alternative forms
- ræse
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [????s?]
Verb
race (imperative race, infinitive at race, present tense racer, past tense racede, perfect tense er/har racet)
- to race (to compete in a race, a contest where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective)
- to rush
Further reading
- race on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re?s/
- Hyphenation: race
- Rhymes: -e?s
- Homophone: rees
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English race.
Noun
race m (plural races, diminutive raceje n)
- A speed contest, a race.
- Synonym: wedloop
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
race
- first-person singular present indicative of racen
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of racen
- imperative of racen
French
Etymology
As Middle French rasse "entirety of ancestors and descendants of the same family or people", from ca. 1480,spelling Middle French race recorded in 1549, from Italian razza (13th century), of uncertain origin (more at razza).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?as/
- Rhymes: -as
Noun
race f (plural races)
- race (classification)
- kind
- Synonym: espèce
- (zoology) breed
Related terms
Descendants
- ? German: Rasse
- ? Czech: rasa
- ? Polish: rasa
- ? Serbo-Croatian: rasa
- ? Slovene: rasa
- ? Romanian: ras?
References
- “race” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Further reading
- “race” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- acre, âcre, care, caré, créa, racé
Middle French
Etymology
16th century (spelling rasse from 1480), from Italian razza (early 14th century), of uncertain origin.
Noun
race f (plural races)
- race; breed
Descendants
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ra.t?s?/
Noun
race f
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of raca
Swedish
Etymology
From English race.
Noun
race n
- race (competition)
Declension
Derived terms
- köra sitt eget race
References
- race in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- race in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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slip
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: sl?p, IPA(key): /sl?p/
- Rhymes: -?p
Etymology 1
From Middle English slyp, slep, slyppe, from Old English slyp, slyppe, slipa (“a viscous, slimy substance”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *sleupan? (“to slip, sneak”), possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European *slewb-, *slewb?- (“slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to sneak, crawl”); or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *slippijan? (“to glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to glide”). Compare Old English sl?pan (“to slip, glide”), Old English c?slyppe, c?sloppe (“cowslip”).
Noun
slip (countable and uncountable, plural slips)
- (ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
- (obsolete) Mud, slime.
Translations
Etymology 2
Probably from Middle Dutch slippe or Middle Low German slippe.
Noun
slip (plural slips)
- A twig or shoot; a cutting.
- (obsolete) A descendant, a scion.
- A young person (now usually with of introducing descriptive qualifier).
- A long, thin piece of something.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Oenone
- moonlit slips of silver cloud
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Oenone
- A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
- (marine insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwriters.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
Apparently from Middle Low German slippen. Cognate to Dutch slippen, German schlüpfen. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slewb?- (“slip, slide”).
Verb
slip (third-person singular simple present slips, present participle slipping, simple past and past participle slipped or (obsolete) slipt)
- (intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- (intransitive) To err.
- There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart.
- (intransitive) To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.
- (intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
- (transitive) To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.
- (transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- He tried to slip a powder into her drink.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- (intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
- 1718, Matthew Prior, Alma, Canto II
- Thus one tradesman slips away, / To give his partner fairer play.
- Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- We slipped along the hedges, noiseless and swift […]
- 1718, Matthew Prior, Alma, Canto II
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move down; to slide.
- Profits have slipped over the past six months.
- (transitive, hunting, falconry) To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.
- (intransitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To fly with the longitudinal axis misaligned with the relative wind; to sideslip.
- (transitive, cooking) To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.
- (obsolete) To omit; to lose by negligence.
- And slip no advantage / That may secure you.
- To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.
- 1707, John Mortimer, The whole Art of Husbandry
- The branches also may be slipped and planted.
- 1707, John Mortimer, The whole Art of Husbandry
- To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.
- To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.
- (transitive, business) To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.
Translations
Noun
slip (plural slips)
- An act or instance of slipping.
- I had a slip on the ice and bruised my hip.
- A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
- A slipdress.
- A mistake or error.
- a slip of the tongue
- This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.
- (nautical) A berth; a space for a ship to moor.
- (nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
- (nautical) A slipway.
- (medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
- (cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
- A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
- A leash or string by which a dog is held; so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand.
- 1852, Samuel Baker, The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
- We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck and Lena in the slips, in search of deer.
- 1852, Samuel Baker, The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
- An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- (aviation) Sideslip.
- (printing, dated) A portion of the columns of a newspaper etc. struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley.
- (dated) A child's pinafore.
- An outside covering or case.
- (obsolete) A counterfeit piece of money, made from brass covered with silver.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir W. Petty to this entry?)
- (ceramics) An aqueous suspension of minerals, usually clay, used, among other things, to stick workpieces together.
- A particular quantity of yarn.
- (Britain, dated) A narrow passage between buildings.
- (US) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door.
- (mining) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
- (engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.
- (electrical) The difference between the actual and synchronous speeds of an induction motor.
- A fish, the sole.
Synonyms
- (a mistake): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, stumble, thinko
- (return to previous behaviour): lapse
Translations
Derived terms
- (undergarment): full slip, waist slip
Related terms
References
- slip at OneLook Dictionary Search
- slip in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- LIPs, LISP, LSPI, Lisp, lips, lisp, pils
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sl?p/
- Hyphenation: slip
- Rhymes: -?p
Etymology 1
From English slip, probably via French slip. The English word may itself be derived from Middle Dutch slippen (etymology 3 and 4) below.
Noun
slip f (plural slips, diminutive slipje n)
- A pair of briefs, a short type of underpants which covers the buttocks but nothing below
- (by extension, for women) A pair of knickers, any female underpants
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch slippe, sleppe. Related with German Schlips (“necktie”).
Noun
slip f (plural slippen, diminutive slipje n)
- tail, part of an upper garment hanging below the waist
Etymology 3
Deverbal from slippen (etymology 4).
Noun
slip m (uncountable)
- skid, an act or instance of slipping.
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: slip
Etymology 4
Verb
slip
- first-person singular present indicative of slippen
- imperative of slippen
Anagrams
- pils
French
Etymology
From English to slip.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slip/
Noun
slip m (plural slips)
- briefs (men's underwear)
Derived terms
- slip de bain
Further reading
- “slip” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- plis
Indonesian
Etymology 1
- From Dutch slip, the deverbal of slippen. Apparently from Middle Low German slippen. Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slewb?- (“slip, slide”).
- Semantic loan from English slip (“small piece of paper”) for sense of small piece of paper, which came from above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?slip]
- Hyphenation: slip
Noun
slip (first-person possessive slipku, second-person possessive slipmu, third-person possessive slipnya)
- slip:
- an act or instance of slipping.
- Synonyms: tergelincir, selip
- small piece of paper.
- an act or instance of slipping.
Etymology 2
From English slip, from Middle English slyp, slep, slyppe, from Old English slyp, slyppe, slipa (“a viscous, slimy substance”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *sleupan? (“to slip, sneak”), possibly connected with Proto-Indo-European *slewb-, *slewb?- (“slip, slide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to sneak, crawl”); or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *slippijan? (“to glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyb- (“slimy; to glide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?slip]
- Hyphenation: slip
Noun
slip (first-person possessive slipku, second-person possessive slipmu, third-person possessive slipnya)
- (archaeology, ceramics) slip: a thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
Further reading
- “slip” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
slip m (invariable)
- Men's or women's underwear (knickers, panties)
- swimming trunks
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
slip
- imperative of slipe
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian, standard): slij?p
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *sl?p?.
Adjective
slip (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- (Chakavian, Ikavian) blind
- 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):
- Slipi jeste [luduju?i],
- vaše boge veruju?i
- kî nigdare vas ne sliše
- ni vas koga [kad] utiše.
- late 15th century or early 16th century, Šiško Men?eti?, Ako ?eš, Stijepo moj, za mene što stvorit:
- Ter je prem sasma slip tko ne zri suna?ce
- 1546, Petar Zorani?, Planine:
- To j' uzrok da travi tako slip bog ljubven,
- a ne kako pravi tkogod nenau?en.
- 1559, Marin Drži?, Hekuba:
- Ma ovo nadvor gre u srdžbi i u gnijevu vas,
- krv s o?i slipih tre, s oružjem gre put nas;
- 1630s, Ivan Gunduli?, Osman:
- I gdi unutri o mrak slipi
- Nepoznat se junak hvata
- 1759, Antun Kanižli?
- Zato slipi, koji sri?i tamjan nose
- i u tugah svojih pomo? od nje prose;
- slipi, koji scine, da je ona ku?a,
- gdi ona prosine, svitla i mogu?a,
- i da dili blago slipa vila svima,
- i kad joj je drago, opet uzme njima.
- Zato slipi, koji sri?i tamjan nose
- 1762, Matija Antun Relkovi?, Satir iliti divji ?ovik:
- Zar ste slipi, tere ne vidite?
- 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):
Etymology 2
Neologism, from English slip (of paper).
Noun
slip m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- Credit or debit card receipt
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es?lip/, [es?lip]
Noun
slip m (plural slip)
- male briefs
- female underpants(less usual meaning)
References
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[3]
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English sleep.
Verb
slip
- sleep
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from English sleep.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slip/
Noun
slip (nominative plural slips)
- sleep
Declension
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