drag racing

noun

Straight lane racing on an official racetrack, typically a dragstrip.

“He made 5000 bucks in drag racing.”

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Meanings

noundrag racing (uncountable)

alternative drag-racing

  1. uncountableStraight lane racing on an official racetrack, typically a dragstrip.
  2. colloquialuncountableAny illegal street racing.

    He made 5000 bucks in drag racing.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of drag race

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dragging

Translations

Finnish kiihdytysajo, kiihdytyskisailu
  • kiihdytysajotype of car racing
  • kiihdytyskisailuillegal street racing
Russian дрэг
  • дрэг (drɛg)type of car racing
Spanish carrera de aceleración/aceleramiento, pique
  • carrera de aceleración/aceleramientotype of car racing
  • piquetype of car racing
  • picadatype of car racing
  • arrancóntype of car racing
  • carrera ilícita/clandestina/ilegalillegal street racing
Cite this entry
APA

drag racing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20racing

MLA

“drag racing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20racing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drag racing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20racing.

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