entry in a race

entry Noun

— An entry is a way into a building. There is an entry in. — An entry is also permission to enter something. An adult is needed for entry here. — An entry is also information, like in an encyclopedia or dictionary. You are reading the entry for the word entry on the Simple English Wiktionary. — An entry is also something entered in. We have submitted the entry for the contest.

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

race Noun

— A race is when people compete to see who is the fastest at either driving or running. There was a race to see who could finish first. — A race is a group of people that come from the same place and have similar traditions. — A race is a group of people with the same physical characteristics, such as skin color, hair color and type, etc.

race Verb

— When a person races, he competes with other people to see who can go the fastest. Tom was hungry, so he raced George down to the ice cream truck.