boat race
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Sense 1
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A fixed horse race, with a specific horse arranged to win in advance.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Đua ngựa dàn xếp sẵn để một con ngựa nhất định thắng
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
Meaning · English
A contest in which one competitor boat-races the other(s)
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
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Common questions
What does “boat race” mean?
The face.
Is “boat race” formal or informal?
boat race is generally slang.
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