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| ride [ rīd ] |
verb (past rode [ rōd ], past participle rid·den [ rídd'n ], present participle rid·ing, 3rd person present singular rides) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb sit on and control horse: to sit on a horse or other animal and control it as it moves along
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2. transitive and intransitive verb travel on bike: to travel mounted on a bicycle or motorcycle
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3. transitive verb use sports equipment: to support your weight and move on a skateboard, surfboard, or other piece of gliding or rolling sports equipment
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4. transitive and intransitive verb travel as passenger: to travel as a passenger in a vehicle
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5. transitive and intransitive verb U.S. travel in elevator: to travel in an elevator
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6. transitive verb travel over area: to travel across an area of land
  ride the range
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7. transitive verb be in race: to take part in a race or other event on a horse or bike
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8. intransitive verb appear to be floating: to appear to be floating in the sky or moving like a floating object
riding the air currents
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9. intransitive verb do something effortlessly: to do something successfully and apparently effortlessly, as if carried along by a wave
riding on a tide of sympathy
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10. intransitive verb depend on something: to depend on something for success
Her future rides on this interview.
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11. intransitive verb be allowed to continue: to continue without intervention or alteration
Let it ride for now.
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12. intransitive verb handle well or badly: to function in a particular way while moving
a car that rides well over rough ground
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13. transitive verb automotive partially depress clutch or brake: to put your foot on the clutch or brake, partially depressing it, while driving
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14. transitive verb nautical swimming surfing rise on top of wave: to rise up on a wave and move forward with it
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15. transitive and intransitive verb nautical anchor: to be moored with the anchor down, or moor a ship by dropping its anchor
a ship riding at anchor
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16. intransitive verb engineering be supported by something: to be supported by something such as a pivot or an axle
Most of the weight rides on the central shaft.
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17. transitive verb tease or torment somebody: to tease or torment somebody with criticism or mockery
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informal
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riding me about my hair
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noun (plural rides) |
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1. journey by vehicle or animal: a journey or outing in a motor vehicle or on an animal
Let's go for a ride.
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2. transportation in vehicle: a means of transportation as a passenger in a vehicle, especially when this is offered to somebody who would otherwise have to walk or use public transportation
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3. automotive quality of travel: the quality of travel in a motor vehicle
The new model offers a very smooth ride.
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4. leisure fairground entertainment: an entertainment at an amusement park or carnival that offers a physically thrilling experience, e.g. a roller coaster
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5. riding roads path for horses: a broad grassy path where horses can be ridden
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6. music jazz cymbal: one of the three cymbals in a drum set, used to keep time and mark rhythmic accents in jazz
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| [ Old English rīdan< Indo-European] |
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| rid·a·ble adjective |
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be riding high to be enjoying a period or feeling of success
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ride roughshod over somebody to treat somebody very arrogantly without justice or consideration for his or her feelings
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ride roughshod over something to disregard a rule, law, or agreement
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ride shotgun to sit in the front passenger seat of a car (informal)
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take somebody for a ride to cheat or deceive somebody
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