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drag racing

drag racing noun: straight lane racing on an official racetrack, typically a dragstrip. Also the present participle and gerund of drag race.

Noun

drag racing (uncountable)

  1. Straight lane racing on an official racetrack, typically a dragstrip.
  2. (colloquial) Any illegal street racing.
    • He made 5000 bucks in drag racing.

Also used as

drag racing is also the present participle and gerund of drag race.

Forms of drag racing

alternative formdrag-racing

Words formed from drag racing

Questions about drag racing

What does drag racing mean?
Drag racing means straight lane racing on an official racetrack, typically a dragstrip.
What part of speech is drag racing?
Drag racing is a noun.

Words near drag racing in the dictionary

  1. drag race
  2. drag raced
  3. drag racer
  4. drag racers
  5. drag races
  6. drag racing
  7. drag racing boat
  8. drag racing boats
  9. drag rope
  10. drag ropes
  11. drag sail

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