Difference between Wash and Race

What is the difference between Wash and Race?

Wash as a verb is to clean with water. while Race as a verb is to take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).

Wash

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To clean with water. To move by the force of water in motion (as in the flood washed away houses). To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water. (intransitive) To clean oneself with water. (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid. A liquid used for washing. The quantity of clothes washed at a time. The sound of breaking of the seas, e.g., on the shore. The wake of a moving ship. The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane. A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties. Ground washed away to the sea or a river. A shallow body of water. In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo; wadi A lack of progress or regress; no change

Race

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).To move or drive at high speed.Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common, genetically linked, physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.One of the categories from the many subcategorizations of the human species. See Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race.A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; informal for subspecies.A breed or strain of domesticated animal.A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins; in an arms race several countries each try to acquire more powerful weapons than any other.A progressive movement toward a goal.A fast moving current of water.Travels, runs, or journeys.A rhizome, especially of ginger.The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.

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