"boat race" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boat races [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boat race (plural boat races)
  1. A race between rowing crews.
    Sense id: en-boat_race-en-noun-DFgjv5rP Categories (other): Rowing Disambiguation of Rowing: 66 3 11 8 12
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) The face. Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-boat_race-en-noun-3r8EjV6D Categories (other): Face Disambiguation of Face: 0 100 0 0 0
  3. (gambling, slang) A fixed horse race, with a specific horse arranged to win in advance. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-boat_race-en-noun-n53Xp0-U Categories (other): Gambling, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 42 23 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 1 46 18 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 48 17 30 Topics: gambling, games
  4. (US, sports, slang) A contest in which one competitor boat-races the other(s) Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-boat_race-en-noun-edS~9jEE Categories (other): American English, Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Forms: boat races [present, singular, third-person], boat racing [participle, present], boat raced [participle, past], boat raced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} boat race (third-person singular simple present boat races, present participle boat racing, simple past and past participle boat raced)
  1. Alternative spelling of boat-race Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: boat-race
    Sense id: en-boat_race-en-verb-3cng5QYs

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