Emily Dickinson Lexicon

race (-s), n². [ON rás, running, race, rush of water.] (webplay: come, family, feet, go, horses, rapid, ride, run, wine).

1. Pursuit; chase; swift movement; act of rushing; running contest; competition of speed; fast forward motion.
2. Course; journey; progression; steady movement toward a goal; [fig.] life; continued course of existence after death.