Raced

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Race \Race\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Raced} (r[=a]st); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Racing} (r[=a]"s[i^]ng).]
     1. To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals
        raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port.
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     2. (Steam Mach.) To run too fast at times, as a marine engine
        or screw, when the screw is lifted out of water by the
        action of a heavy sea.
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