drag race

noun

A race in a car or on a motorcycle to be first to cross a set finish line.

“Did you watch the drag race on Sunday?”

First used mid-20th c.
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Meanings

noundrag race (plural drag races)

plural drag races

  1. hobbiesA race in a car or on a motorcycle to be first to cross a set finish line.First known use mid-20th c.

    Did you watch the drag race on Sunday?

verbdrag race (third-person singular simple present drag races, present participle drag racing, simple past and past participle drag raced)

present singular third person drag races · participle present drag racing · participle past drag raced · past drag raced

  1. hobbiesTo participate in a drag race.

Translations

Finnish kiihdytysajo, kiihdytyskilpailu
  • kiihdytysajotype of motor race
  • kiihdytyskilpailutype of motor race
Cite this entry
APA

drag race. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20race

MLA

“drag race.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20race. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drag race,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20race.

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