footrace
Collocations
2ADJ.
finished
VERB + FOOTRACE
began
Definitions
noun
A race run on foot.
verb
To race on foot.
[T]he Moslems footraced around the Kaba three times at top speed, to demonstrate to the observant Koreish that they were in excellent physical condition; […]
As we footraced back to the fort, I saw the lieutenant standing on top the walls watching this string of grown-up children flying along the path pursued by their barking and excited dogs.
To race (someone or something) on foot.
I could almost feel the clear spool when the game turned, headed along the beach, and I footraced him for line, and won.
Next Representative McCarthy promises to footrace a Manhattan bus to prove that transportation is snarled.
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Synonyms
noun — a race run on foot
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5[T]he Moslems footraced around the Kaba three times at top speed, to demonstrate to the observant Koreish that they were in excellent physical condition; […]
WiktionaryAs we footraced back to the fort, I saw the lieutenant standing on top the walls watching this string of grown-up children flying along the path pursued by their barking and excited dogs.
WiktionaryDuring Friday’s television spectacular C'onrad, Kerwin and Weitz footraced around the walls of their silo-like cabin in what they called the “Skylab 500,” effortlessly performing flips and handsprings
WiktionaryHare and Hedgehog began their footrace.
Tatoeba · #660465I finally caught my breath five minutes after I finished the footrace.
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